Comparative study of the counterflow forced ignition of the butanol isomers at atmospheric and elevated pressures
Abstract
In support of the development of robust combustion models, the present study describes experimental and computational results on the non-premixed counterflow ignition of all four butanol isomers against heated air for pressures of 1–4 atm, pressure-weighted strain rates of 200–400 s-1, and fuel molar fractions in nitrogen-diluted mixtures of 0.05–0.25. Comparison of the parametric effects of varied pressure, strain rate, and fuel loading among the isomers facilitates a comprehensive evaluation of the effect of varied structural isomerism on transport-affected ignition. The experimental findings are simulated using isomer-specific skeletal mechanisms developed from two comprehensive butanol models available in the literature, and are used to validate and assess the performance of these models. Comparison of the experimental and computational results reveal that while both models largely capture the trends in ignition temperature as functions of pressure-weighted strain rate, fuel loading, and pressure, for all isomers both models over-predict the experimental data to an appreciable extent. In addition, neither model captures the experimentally-observed ignition temperature rankings, with both models predicting a large spread among n-/iso-/sec-butanol which does not appear in the experimental results. Sensitivity and path analyses reveal that the butene isomers play a significant role in determining the ignition temperatures of themore »
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States)
- Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States); Beihang Univ., Beijing (China)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Combustion Energy Frontier Research Center (CEFRC)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1369816
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1266402
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0001198
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Combustion and Flame
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 165; Journal Issue: C; Related Information: CEFRC partners with Princeton University (lead); Argonne National Laboratory; University of Connecticut; Cornell University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of Minnesota; Sandia National Laboratories; University of Southern California; Stanford University; University of Wisconsin, Madison; Journal ID: ISSN 0010-2180
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Counterflow; Ignition; Butanol isomers; Non-premixed; Skeletal mechanism
Citation Formats
Brady, Kyle B., Hui, Xin, and Sung, Chih-Jen. Comparative study of the counterflow forced ignition of the butanol isomers at atmospheric and elevated pressures. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2015.09.026.
Brady, Kyle B., Hui, Xin, & Sung, Chih-Jen. Comparative study of the counterflow forced ignition of the butanol isomers at atmospheric and elevated pressures. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2015.09.026
Brady, Kyle B., Hui, Xin, and Sung, Chih-Jen. Mon .
"Comparative study of the counterflow forced ignition of the butanol isomers at atmospheric and elevated pressures". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2015.09.026. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1369816.
@article{osti_1369816,
title = {Comparative study of the counterflow forced ignition of the butanol isomers at atmospheric and elevated pressures},
author = {Brady, Kyle B. and Hui, Xin and Sung, Chih-Jen},
abstractNote = {In support of the development of robust combustion models, the present study describes experimental and computational results on the non-premixed counterflow ignition of all four butanol isomers against heated air for pressures of 1–4 atm, pressure-weighted strain rates of 200–400 s-1, and fuel molar fractions in nitrogen-diluted mixtures of 0.05–0.25. Comparison of the parametric effects of varied pressure, strain rate, and fuel loading among the isomers facilitates a comprehensive evaluation of the effect of varied structural isomerism on transport-affected ignition. The experimental findings are simulated using isomer-specific skeletal mechanisms developed from two comprehensive butanol models available in the literature, and are used to validate and assess the performance of these models. Comparison of the experimental and computational results reveal that while both models largely capture the trends in ignition temperature as functions of pressure-weighted strain rate, fuel loading, and pressure, for all isomers both models over-predict the experimental data to an appreciable extent. In addition, neither model captures the experimentally-observed ignition temperature rankings, with both models predicting a large spread among n-/iso-/sec-butanol which does not appear in the experimental results. Sensitivity and path analyses reveal that the butene isomers play a significant role in determining the ignition temperatures of the butanol isomers in both models, with the relative branching ratios likely accounting for the ignition temperature rankings observed using each model. It is observed that the reactivity of the butene isomers varies appreciably between the two butanol models, which may account for some of the variability in predictions between the two models. Moreover, effects of transport properties and their uncertainties on ignition temperature predictions are discussed.},
doi = {10.1016/j.combustflame.2015.09.026},
journal = {Combustion and Flame},
number = C,
volume = 165,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}
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