Technology Alerts: A comparative study of the oxidation characteristics of two gasoline fuels and an n-heptane/iso-octane surrogate mixture

Type	Journal Article
Author	Tamour Javed
Author	Ehson F. Nasir
URL	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016236114009648
Volume	140
Pages	201-208
Publication	Fuel
Date	January 15, 2015
Abstract	Researchers measured Ignition delay times and CO, H2O, OH and CO2 time-histories behind reflected shock waves for two FACE (Fuels for Advanced Combustion Engines) gasolines and one PRF (Primary Reference Fuel) blend. They selected FACE gasolines which are primarily paraffinic and have the same octane rating as the PRF blend, while containing varying amounts of iso- and n-paraffins. Species time-histories and ignition delay times were measured using laser absorption methods over a temperature range of 1350–1550 K and pressures near 2 atm. Researchers results provide some of the first shock tube species time-history data for gasoline fuels and PRF surrogates. They should enable further improvements in detailed kinetic mechanisms of gasoline fuels.

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