Chemical kinetics of octane sensitivity in a spark-ignition engine (Chemical Kinetics of Octane Sensitivity in a Spark Ignition Engine)
Abstract
This article uses a chemical kinetic modeling approach to study the influences of fuel molecular structure on Octane Sensitivity (OS) in Spark Ignition (SI) engines. Octane Sensitivity has the potential to identify fuels that can be used in next-generation high compression, turbocharged SI engines to avoid unwanted knocking conditions and extend the range of operating conditions that can be used in such engines. While the concept of octane numbers of different fuels has been familiar for many years, the variations of their values and their role in determining Octane Sensitivity have not been addressed previously in terms of the basic structures of the fuel molecules. In particular, the importance of electron delocalization on low temperature hydrocarbon reactivity and its role in determining OS in engine fuel is described here for the first time. Finally, the role of electron delocalization on fuel reactivity and Octane Sensitivity is illustrated for a very wide range of engine fuel types, including n-alkane, 1-olefin, n-alcohol, and n-alkyl benzenes, and the unifying features of these fuels and their common trends, using existing detailed chemical kinetic reaction mechanisms that have been collected and unified to produce an overall model with unprecedented capabilities.
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- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1341979
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1416409
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-685298
Journal ID: ISSN 0010-2180
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344; AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Combustion and Flame
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 175; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0010-2180
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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Westbrook, Charles K., Mehl, Marco, Pitz, William J., and Sjöberg, Magnus. Chemical kinetics of octane sensitivity in a spark-ignition engine (Chemical Kinetics of Octane Sensitivity in a Spark Ignition Engine). United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2016.05.022.
Westbrook, Charles K., Mehl, Marco, Pitz, William J., & Sjöberg, Magnus. Chemical kinetics of octane sensitivity in a spark-ignition engine (Chemical Kinetics of Octane Sensitivity in a Spark Ignition Engine). United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2016.05.022
Westbrook, Charles K., Mehl, Marco, Pitz, William J., and Sjöberg, Magnus. Mon .
"Chemical kinetics of octane sensitivity in a spark-ignition engine (Chemical Kinetics of Octane Sensitivity in a Spark Ignition Engine)". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2016.05.022. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1341979.
@article{osti_1341979,
title = {Chemical kinetics of octane sensitivity in a spark-ignition engine (Chemical Kinetics of Octane Sensitivity in a Spark Ignition Engine)},
author = {Westbrook, Charles K. and Mehl, Marco and Pitz, William J. and Sjöberg, Magnus},
abstractNote = {This article uses a chemical kinetic modeling approach to study the influences of fuel molecular structure on Octane Sensitivity (OS) in Spark Ignition (SI) engines. Octane Sensitivity has the potential to identify fuels that can be used in next-generation high compression, turbocharged SI engines to avoid unwanted knocking conditions and extend the range of operating conditions that can be used in such engines. While the concept of octane numbers of different fuels has been familiar for many years, the variations of their values and their role in determining Octane Sensitivity have not been addressed previously in terms of the basic structures of the fuel molecules. In particular, the importance of electron delocalization on low temperature hydrocarbon reactivity and its role in determining OS in engine fuel is described here for the first time. Finally, the role of electron delocalization on fuel reactivity and Octane Sensitivity is illustrated for a very wide range of engine fuel types, including n-alkane, 1-olefin, n-alcohol, and n-alkyl benzenes, and the unifying features of these fuels and their common trends, using existing detailed chemical kinetic reaction mechanisms that have been collected and unified to produce an overall model with unprecedented capabilities.},
doi = {10.1016/j.combustflame.2016.05.022},
journal = {Combustion and Flame},
number = C,
volume = 175,
place = {United States},
year = {2016},
month = {7}
}
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