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Scaling relation for high-temperature biodiesel surrogate ignition delay times

Journal Article · · Fuel
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  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States). Combustion Research Facility
  2. Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

High-temperature Arrhenius ignition delay time correlations are useful for revealing the underlying parameter dependencies of combustion models, for simplifying and optimizing combustion mechanisms for use in engine simulations, for scaling experimental data to new conditions for comparison purposes, and for guiding in experimental design. Here, we have developed a scaling relationship for Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) ignition time data taken at high temperatures in 4%O2/Ar mixtures behind reflected shocks using an aerosol shock tube: τign [ms] = 2.24 x 10-6 [ms] (P [atm])-.41 ($$\phi$$)0.30(Cn)-.61 x exp $$$$ \left(\frac{37.1 [kcal/mol]}{\hat{R}_u [kcal / mol K] T [K]}\right) $$$$ In addition, we have combined our ignition delay time data for methyl decanoate, methyl palmitate, methyl oleate, and methyl linoleate with other experimental results in the literature in order to derive fuel-specific oxygen-mole-fraction scaling parameters for these surrogates. In conclusion, in this article, we discuss the significance of the parameter values, compare our correlation to others found in the literature for different classes of fuels, and contrast the above expression’s performance with correlations obtained using leading FAME kinetic models in 4%O2/Ar mixtures.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1338396
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1359123
Report Number(s):
SAND--2016-12713J; 649987
Journal Information:
Fuel, Journal Name: Fuel Journal Issue: C Vol. 164; ISSN 0016-2361
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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