Abstract
Concentration time-histories were measured behind reflected shock waves during n-heptane oxidation for five species: n-heptane, C2H4, OH, CO2, and H2O. Experiments were conducted at temperatures of 1300-1600K and a pressure of 2atm using a mixture of 300ppm n-heptane and 3300ppm oxygen (φ=1) in argon. n-Heptane and ethylene were monitored using IR gas laser absorption at 3.39 and 10.53μm, respectively; OH was monitored using UV laser absorption at 306.5nm; and CO2 and H2O were monitored using tunable IR diode laser absorption at 2.7 and 2.5μm, respectively. These time-histories provide kinetic targets to test and refine large reaction mechanisms for n-heptane and demonstrate the potential of this type of data for validation of large reaction mechanisms. Comparisons are made with the predictions of several recently developed reaction mechanisms.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1899-1905 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Combustion and Flame |
Volume | 157 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2010 |
Keywords
- Laser absorption
- N-Heptane
- Reaction mechanisms
- Species time-histories
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering
- Fuel Technology
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- General Physics and Astronomy