An experimental and modeling study of n-octanol combustion

by L. Cai, Y. Uygun, C. Togbe, H. Pitsch, H. Olivier, P. Dagaut, S.M. Sarathy
Year:2015

Bibliography

An experimental and modeling study of n-octanol combustion
L. Cai, Y. Uygun, C. Togbe, H. Pitsch, H. Olivier, P. Dagaut, S.M. Sarathy
Proc. Combust. Inst., 35, pp. 419-427, (2015)

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.

Keywords

N-Octanol Chemical Mechanism High Pressure Shock Tube Jet Stirred Reactor
KAUST

"KAUST shall be a beacon for peace, hope and reconciliation, and shall serve the people of the Kingdom and the world."

King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 1924 – 2015

Contact Us

  • 4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

    Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Quick links

© King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. All rights reserved