Title: A Rapid Compression Machine Study of 2-Phenylethanol Autoignition at Low-To-Intermediate Temperatures

Abstract

To meet the increasing anti-knocking quality demand of boosted spark-ignition engines, fuel additives are considered an effective approach to tailor fuel properties for satisfying the performance requirements. Thus, screening/developing bio-derived fuel additives that are best-suited for advanced spark-ignition engines has become a significant task. 2-Phenylethanol (2-PE) is an attractive candidate that features high research octane number, high octane sensitivity, low vapor pressure, and high energy density. Recognizing that the low temperature autoignition chemistry of 2-PE is not well understood and the need for fundamental experimental data at engine-relevant conditions, rapid compression machine (RCM) experiments are therefore conducted herein to measure ignition delay times (IDTs) of 2-PE in air over a wide range of conditions to fill this fundamental void. These newly acquired IDT data at low-to-intermediated temperatures, equivalence ratios of 0.35–1.5, and compressed pressures of 10–40 bar are then used to validate the 2-PE model developed by Shankar et al. (2017). It is found that this literature model greatly overpredicts the current RCM data. The comparison of experimental and simulated results also provides insights into 2-PE autoignition behaviors at varying conditions. Further chemical kinetic analyses demonstrate that the absence of the O2-addition pathway of β-R. radical in the 2-PE modelmore » of Shankar et al. (2017) could account for the model discrepancies observed at low-to-intermediated temperatures.« less

Authors:

Fang, Ruozhou ;

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Sung, Chih-Jen

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Publication Date:

2021-11-17

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1831312

Grant/Contract Number:  

Standard Research Subcontract No. B630575

Resource Type:

Published Article

Journal Name:

Energies

Additional Journal Information:

Journal Name: Energies Journal Volume: 14 Journal Issue: 22; Journal ID: ISSN 1996-1073

Publisher:

MDPI AG

Country of Publication:

Switzerland

Language:

English