Autoignition Behavior of Synthetic Alternative Jet Fuels and Blends in a Rapid Compression Machine

Daniel Valco, Gerald Gentz, Meredith Colket, Elisa Toulson, Tonghun Lee

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Abstract

A rapid compression machine is used to study the autoignition characteristics of JP-8 and JP-5 blended in 50/50 mixtures by volume with five proposed alternatives, two Fischer-Tropsch fuels and three solvents. Several implicit properties of alternative fuels related to their physical and chemical properties prompted a study of the influence of chemical composition on autoignition, including the influence of isoparaffinic, cycloparaffinic, and aromatic structures. The tests employ the direct test chamber charge preparation method which allows for high reproducibility of measurements. Ignition delay measurements are compared between the conventional military jet fuels, neat alternatives, and the 50/50 blends. Measurements are made at a compressed pressure of 20 bar at equivalence ratios of 1.0 and 0.5 and temperatures between 630 K and 720 K.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication52nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, SciTech 2014
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.
ISBN (Print)9781624102561
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event52nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, SciTech 2014 - National Harbor, MD, United States
Duration: Jan 13 2014Jan 17 2014

Publication series

Name52nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, SciTech 2014

Other

Other52nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, SciTech 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNational Harbor, MD
Period1/13/141/17/14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Space and Planetary Science
  • Aerospace Engineering

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