Measurements of Propanal Ignition Delay Times and Species Time Histories Using Shock Tube and Laser Absorption

Koroglu, Batikan; Vasu, Subith S.

doi:10.1002/kin.21024

Measurements of Propanal Ignition Delay Times and Species Time Histories Using Shock Tube and Laser Absorption

Journal Article · Mon Jul 18 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · International Journal of Chemical Kinetics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/kin.21024· OSTI ID:1533186

Koroglu, Batikan ^[1]; Vasu, Subith S. ^[2]

Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (United States); DOE/OSTI
Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (United States)

Propanal is an aldehyde intermediate formed during the hydrocarbon combustion process. Potentially, the use of oxygenated biofuels reduces greenhouse gas emissions; however, it also results in increased toxic aldehyde by-products, mainly formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acrolein, and propanal. These aldehydes are carcinogenic, and therefore it is important to understand their formation and destruction pathways in combustion systems. In this work, ignition delay times were measured behind reflected shock waves for stoichiometric (Φ = 1) mixtures of propanal (CH₃CH₂CHO) and oxygen (O₂) in argon bath gas at temperatures of 1129 K < T < 1696 K and pressures around 1 and 6 atm. Measurements were conducted using the kinetics shock tube facility at the University of Central Florida. Current results were compared to available data in the literature as well as to the predictions of three propanal combustion kinetic models: Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI), National University of Ireland at Galway, and McGill mechanisms. In addition, a continuous wave-distributed feedback interband cascade laser centered at 3403.4 nm was used for measuring methane (CH₄) and propanal time histories behind the reflected shock waves during propanal pyrolysis. Concentration time histories were obtained at temperatures between 1192 and 1388 K near 1 atm. Sensitivity analysis was carried for both ignition delay time and pyrolysis measurements to reveal the important reactions that were crucial to predicting the current experimental results. Adjustments to the POLIMI mechanism were adopted to better match the experimental data. Further research was suggested for the H abstraction reaction rates of propanal. Finally, in addition to extending the temperature and pressure region of literature ignition delay times, we provide the first high-temperature species concentration time histories during propanal pyrolysis.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: American Chemical Society of Petroleum Research; USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0025260

OSTI ID:: 1533186

Journal Information:: International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, Journal Name: International Journal of Chemical Kinetics Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 48; ISSN 0538-8066

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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