The impact of physicochemical property interactions of iso-octane/ethanol blends on ignition timescales

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Barraza-Botet, Cesar L.¹  Luecke, Jon²  Zigler, Bradley T.²  Wooldridge, Margaret S.^1,3 

[1] Univ Michigan, Dept Mech Engn, 2350 Hayward St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

[2] Natl Renewable Energy Lab, 15013 Denver West Pkwy, Golden, CO 80401 USA

[3] Univ Michigan, Dept Aerosp Engn, 1320 Beal Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

关键词: Physico-chemical interactions;    Iso-octane/ethanol blends;    Liquid fuel ignition delay time;    Ignition time scales;    Ignition quality tester;    Rapid compression facility;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.fuel.2018.03.105

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

This work presents new measurements of liquid fuel ignition delay times of iso-octane and ethanol fuel blends obtained from an ignition quality tester at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL IQT), which are compared to previous ignition delay data from the University of Michigan rapid compression facility (UM RCF), at the same experimental conditions. Pressure-time histories were used to determine liquid fuel ignition delays at global stoichiometric non-premixed conditions for iso-octane, ethanol and iso-octane/ethanol blends of 25, 50, 75% by volume in mixtures of 10% oxygen diluted in nitrogen. Temperatures ranging from 880 to 970 K were studied at a pressure of 10 atm. By comparing total ignition delay times from the NREL IQT with chemical ignition delay times from the UM RCF, the contributions of physical phenomena were quantified as representative time scales for spray injection, breakup and evaporation processes, and for gas-phase turbulent mixing. Regression analyses were developed for ignition time scales as function of blend level and charge temperature. Non-dimensional analyses were also carried out to determine the relative effects of physical time scales with respect to chemical ignition delay times.

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