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Study on Sensitivity Differences of Critical Spontaneous Ignition Temperature between Alcohol and Hydrocarbon Fuels Based on Reaction Pathway

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  • Qiang Liu

    (State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, China
    Research Center of Automobile Safety Technology of Jilin Engineering Normal University, Innovative Research Team of Jilin Engineering Normal University (IRTJLENU), Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun 130052, China)

  • Zhongchang Liu

    (State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, China)

  • Xiaoming Ren

    (State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, China)

  • Yongqiang Han

    (State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, China)

  • Jun Wang

    (Research Center of Automobile Safety Technology of Jilin Engineering Normal University, Innovative Research Team of Jilin Engineering Normal University (IRTJLENU), Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun 130052, China)

  • Jian Fang

    (Research Center of Automobile Safety Technology of Jilin Engineering Normal University, Innovative Research Team of Jilin Engineering Normal University (IRTJLENU), Jilin Engineering Normal University, Changchun 130052, China)

Abstract

In this article, the critical spontaneous ignition temperature of both hydrocarbon and alcohol fuel was acquired on a constant volume combustion bomb platform by slowly heating the inner charges, and then followed by using the CHEMKIN-PRO software to simulate the auto-ignition-dominated characteristic and parameter sensitivity of the two kinds of fuels. Results revealed that in different conditions, the critical spontaneous ignition temperature of methanol changed dramatically, with a maximum temperature of 50 K, while the counterpart temperature of n-heptane remained an invariable value of 553 K within a large changeable scope of temperature, and only a maximum temperature of 10 K was observed. The maximum difference of spontaneous ignition temperature between methanol and n-heptane reached 270 K. At the same time, a minimum difference of 170 K was obtained as well. The complete reaction of methanol requires 5 steps, involving 6 components and 11 elementary reactions. However, for the comparative part-n-heptane, more than 20 main self-ignition reactions were involved, which indicated that the whole reaction process of n-heptane has more reaction pathway branches and it was much more complicated compared to methanol. The differences of the reaction pathways triggered a considerable distinction of critical self-ignition temperature between the two charges, making a “step-by-step” spontaneous ignition combustion mode possible. In this way, a further high-efficient and clean combustion can be available to cater to much more stringent emission regulations in the future.

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  • Qiang Liu & Zhongchang Liu & Xiaoming Ren & Yongqiang Han & Jun Wang & Jian Fang, 2019. "Study on Sensitivity Differences of Critical Spontaneous Ignition Temperature between Alcohol and Hydrocarbon Fuels Based on Reaction Pathway," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-16, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:12:y:2019:i:3:p:475-:d:202788
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    1. Qiang Liu & Zhongchang Liu & Yongqiang Han & Jing Tian & Jun Wang & Jian Fang, 2018. "Experimental Investigation of the Loading Strategy of an Automotive Diesel Engine under Transient Operation Conditions," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(5), pages 1-15, May.
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