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Autoignition measurements and a validated kinetic model for the biodiesel surrogate, methyl butanoate
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In this paper, the autoignition of methyl butanoate was studied at 1 and 4 atm in a shock tube over the temperature range 1250-1760 K at equivalence ratios of 1.5, 1.0, 0.5 and 0.25 at fuel concentrations of 0.59 and 3.13%.About:
This article is published in Combustion and Flame.The article was published on 2008-04-01. It has received 244 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Autoignition temperature & Diffusion flame.read more
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Hierarchical and comparative kinetic modeling of laminar flame speeds of hydrocarbon and oxygenated fuels
Eliseo Ranzi,Alessio Frassoldati,Roberto Grana,Alberto Cuoci,Tiziano Faravelli,Andrew P. Kelley,Chung K. Law,Chung K. Law +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a detailed kinetic mechanism for the pyrolysis and combustion of a large variety of fuels at high temperature conditions is presented, and the authors identify aspects of the mechanism that require further revision.
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Recent progress in the development of diesel surrogate fuels
TL;DR: There has been much recent progress in the area of surrogate fuels for diesel as discussed by the authors, however, major research gaps remain, and no detailed chemical kinetic models or experimental investigations are available for such compounds.
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Biofuel combustion chemistry: from ethanol to biodiesel.
Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus,Patrick Oßwald,Terrill A. Cool,Tina Kasper,Nils Hansen,Fei Qi,Charles K. Westbrook,Phillip R. Westmoreland +7 more
TL;DR: Some characteristic aspects of the chemical pathways in the combustion of prototypical representatives of potential biofuels are highlighted, which focus on the decomposition and oxidation mechanisms and the formation of undesired, harmful, or toxic emissions.
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Comprehensive chemical kinetic modeling of the oxidation of 2-methylalkanes from C7 to C20
S.M. Sarathy,Charles K. Westbrook,Marco Mehl,William J. Pitz,Casimir Togbé,Philippe Dagaut,Haowei Wang,Matthew A. Oehlschlaeger,Ulrich Niemann,Kalyanasundaram Seshadri,Peter S. Veloo,Chunsheng Ji,Fokion N. Egolfopoulos,Tianfeng Lu +13 more
TL;DR: In this article, a detailed and reduced chemical kinetic mechanism for singly methylated iso-alkanes (i.e., 2-methylalkanes) ranging from C7 to C20 was presented.
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Detailed chemical kinetic mechanism for the oxidation of biodiesel fuels blend surrogate
TL;DR: In this paper, detailed chemical kinetic mechanisms were developed and used to study the oxidation of two large unsaturated esters: methyl-5-decenoate and methyl-9-decenate.
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