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Fuel, 2006, 85(7–8):944-956. | The combustion of kerosene: Experimental results and kinetic modelling using 1- to 3-component surrogate model fuels[Reference: WebLink] | The oxidation of kerosene Jet-A1 and that of n-Decane have been studied experimentally in a jet-stirred reactor at atmospheric pressure and constant residence time, over the high temperature range 900–1300 K, and for variable equivalence ratio (0.5≤ϕ≤2).
METHODS AND RESULTS:
Concentration profiles of the reactants, stable intermediates, and final products have been obtained by probe sampling followed by on-line and off-line GC analyses. The oxidation of neat n-Decane and of kerosene in these conditions was modeled using a detailed kinetic reaction mechanism (209 species and 1673 reactions, most of them reversible). The present model was successfully used to simulate the structure of a fuel-rich premixed n-Decane–oxygen–nitrogen flame. In the modelling, kerosene was represented by four surrogate model fuels: 100% n-Decane, n-Decane-n-propylbenzene (74%/26% mol), n-Decane-n-propylcyclohexane (74%/26% mol), and n-Decane-n-propylbenzene-n-propylcyclohexane (74%/15%/11% mol).
CONCLUSIONS:
The 3-component model fuel was the most appropriate for simulating the JSR experiments. It was also successfully used to simulate the structure of a fuel-rich premixed kerosene–oxygen–nitrogen flame. |
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