An experimental and modeling study of n-octanol combustion

Liming Cai, Yasar Uygun, Casimir Togbé, Heinz G. Pitsch, Herbert Olivier, P. Dagaut, Mani Sarathy

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Abstract

This study presents the first investigation on the combustion chemistry of n-octanol, a long chain alcohol. Ignition delay times were determined experimentally in a high-pressure shock tube, and stable species concentration profiles were obtained in a jet stirred reactor for a range of initial conditions. A detailed kinetic model was developed to describe the oxidation of n-octanol at both low and high temperatures, and the model shows good agreement with the present dataset. The fuel's combustion characteristics are compared to those of n-alkanes and to short chain alcohols to illustrate the effects of the hydroxyl moiety and the carbon chain length on important combustion properties. Finally, the results are discussed in detail. © 2014 The Combustion Institute.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)419-427
Number of pages9
JournalProceedings of the Combustion Institute
Volume35
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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