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Development of an experiment for determining the autoignition characteristics of aircraft-type fuels

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6896245
An experimental test apparatus was developed to determine the autoignition characteristics of aircraft-type fuels in premixing prevaporizing passages at elevated temperatures and pressures. The experiment was designed to permit independent variation and evaluation of the experimental variables of pressure, temperature, flow rate, and fuel-air ratio. A comprehensive review of the autoignition literature is presented. Performance verification tests consisting of measurements of the ignition delay times for several lean fuel-air mixture ratios were conducted using Jet-A fuel at inlet air temperatures in the range 600 K to 900 K and pressures in the range 9 atm to 30 atm.
Research Organization:
United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, CT (USA)
OSTI ID:
6896245
Report Number(s):
N-78-16194; NASA-CR-135329; R-78-912881-2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English