Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10272637 | Fuel | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Experimental results of laminar flame speeds and extinction stretch rates for the conventional (Jet-A) and alternative (S-8) jet fuels are acquired and compared to the results from our earlier studies for neat hydrocarbon surrogate components, including n-decane and n-dodecane. Specifically, atmospheric pressure laminar flame speeds are measured using a counterflow twin-flame configuration for Jet-A/O2/N2 and S-8/O2/N2 mixtures at preheat temperatures of 400, 450, and 470Â K and equivalence ratios ranging from 0.7 to 1.4. The flow field is recorded using digital particle image velocimetry. Linear extrapolation is then applied to determine the unstretched laminar flame speed. Experimental data for the extinction stretch rates of the nitrogen diluted jet fuel/oxidizer mixtures as a function of equivalence ratio are also obtained. In addition, the experimental data of Jet-A are compared to the computed values using a chemical kinetic mechanism for a kerosene surrogate reported in literature. A sensitivity analysis is further performed to identify the key reactions affecting the laminar flame speed and extinction stretch rate for this kerosene surrogate.
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Authors
Kamal Kumar, Chih-Jen Sung, Xin Hui,