乙醇柴油混合燃料碳烟特性可视化研究

在一台电控共轨光学发动机上,采用高速摄影法,对不同掺混比例的乙醇柴油混合燃料进行研究,获取了缸内燃烧火焰图像,通过双色法得到表征碳烟总体分布的KL因子,分析了乙醇这种含氧生物质燃料对缸内燃烧过程和碳烟生成特性的影响。研究结果表明,随着乙醇掺入比例的增加,滞燃期相对延长,燃烧持续期缩短,火焰的亮度和分布面积都随之下降。KL因子的最高浓度降低,碳烟浓区的分布区域减小,碳烟的氧化进程加快。     

Kinetic modeling of the benzyl + HO2 reaction

Benzyl is a resonantly stabilized radical that commonly occurs as an intermediate in the combustion of aromatic compounds. The bimolecular reaction of benzyl with HO₂ is important in the oxidation of toluene, especially at low to moderate temperatures, where unimolecular decomposition of the benzyl radical is slow. We show that the addition of HO₂ to the methylene site in benzyl produces a vibrationally excited benzylhydroperoxide adduct, with over 60 kcal mol⁻¹ (251 kJ mol⁻¹) of excess energy above the ground state. RRKM simulations are performed on the benzyl + HO₂ reaction, using thermochemical and kinetic parameters obtained from ab initio calculations, with variational transition state theory (VTST) for treatment of barrierless radical + radical reaction kinetics. Our results reveal that the benzyl + HO₂ reaction proceeds predominantly to the benzoxyl radical + OH at temperatures of around 800 K and above, with the production of stabilized benzylhydroperoxide molecules dominating at lower temperatures. The heat of formation of the benzyl radical is calculated as 52.5 kcal mol⁻¹ (219.7 kJ mol⁻¹) at the G3B3 level of theory, in relative agreement with other recent determinations of this value.     

Experimental and computational investigation of autoignition of jet fuels and surrogates in nonpremixed flows at elevated pressures

Experimental and computational investigations are carried out to elucidate the fundamental mechanisms of autoignition of surrogates of jet-fuels at elevated pressures up to 6 bar. The jet-fuels tested are JP-8, Jet-A, and JP-5, and the surrogates tested are the Aachen Surrogate made up of 80 % n-decane and 20 % 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene by mass, Surrogate C made up of 60 % n-dodecane, 20 % methylcyclohexane and 20 % o-xylene by volume, and the 2nd generation Princeton Surrogate made up of 40.4 % n-dodecane, 29.5 % 2,2,4-trimethylpentane, 7.3 % 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene and 22.8 % n-propylbenzene by mole. Using the counterflow configuration, an axisymmetric flow of a gaseous oxidizer stream, made up of a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen, is directed over the surface of an evaporating pool of a liquid fuel. The experiments are conducted at a fixed value of mass fraction of oxygen in the oxidizer stream and at a fixed value of the strain rate. The temperature of the oxidizer stream at autoignition, T_ig, is measured as a function of pressure, p. Experimental results show that the critical conditions, of autoignition of the surrogates are close to that of the jet-fuels. Overall the critical conditions of autoignition of Surrogate C agree best with those of the jet-fuels. Computations were performed using skeletal mechanisms constructed from a detailed mechanism. Predictions of the critical conditions of autoignition of the surrogates are found to agree well with measurements. Computations show that low-temperature chemistry plays a significant role in promoting autoignition for all surrogates. The low-temperature chemistry, of the component of the surrogate with the greatest volatility, was found to have the most influence on the critical conditions of autoignition.     

CO Imaging in piloted liquid-spray flames using femtosecond two-photon LIF

Liquid-spray flames are encountered in many practical combustion devices such as gasoline direct injection and diesel engines, gas turbine combustors as well as industrial furnaces. As opposed to gaseous fuels, additional phase-change steps present in liquid sprays not only complicate the overall combustion process, but also make in-situ, laser-based combustion diagnostics challenging. In particular, the formation of carbon monoxide (CO) due to incomplete fuel-air mixing and partial oxidation becomes a major challenge. In this study, we apply femtosecond, two-photon laser-induced fluorescence (fs-TPLIF) to measure CO concentration in piloted liquid-spray flames, taking into account possible signal interferences in the 230.1-nm, B¹Σ⁺←X¹Σ⁺ excitation scheme. A modified, flat-flame McKenna burner fitted with a direct-injection high-efficiency nebulizer (DIHEN) was used to produce piloted liquid-methanol spray flames. Although single-laser-shot OH-PLIF images show the presence of strong turbulent interactions in the core region, shot-averaged OH-PLIF images indicate that near the nozzle-exit region, the primary reaction takes place in an annular region around the droplet cloud, in general. A detailed spectroscopic study reveals that the signal interference at 460?nm originating from the second-order scattering of the excitation laser, which becomes approximately an order of magnitude stronger than CO fluorescence spectral lines near the nozzle exit region. The specific spectral filtering scheme introduced in our recent work is proved to be capable of suppressing interferences primarily originating from C₂ Swan-band emissions. Two-dimensional CO maps along with OH-PLIF flame structure data provide key insights into the CO formation in piloted liquid-spray flames, while providing critical validation datasets for advanced computational models.     

Effect of steam on the single particle ignition of solid fuels in a drop tube furnace under air and simulated oxy-fuel conditions

This article investigates the effect of steam on the ignition of single particles of solid fuels in a drop tube furnace under air and simulated oxy-fuel conditions. Three solid fuels, all in the size range 125–150 µm, were used in this study; specifically, a low rank sub-bituminous Colombian coal, a low-rank/high-ash sub-bituminous Brazilian coal and a charcoal residue from black acacia. For each solid fuel, particles were burned at a constant drop tube furnace wall temperature of 1475?K, in six different mixtures of O₂/N₂/CO₂/H₂O, which allowed simulating dry and wet conventional and oxy-fuel combustion conditions. A high-speed camera was used to record the ignition process and the collected images were treated to characterize the ignition mode (either gas-phase or surface mode) and to calculate the ignition delay times. The Colombian coal particles ignite predominately in the gas-phase for all test conditions, but under simulated oxy-fuel conditions there is a decrease in the occurrence of this ignition mode; the charcoal particles experience surface ignition regardless of the test condition; and the Brazilian coal particles ignite predominately in the gas-phase when combustion occurs in mixtures of O₂/N₂/H₂O, but under simulated oxy-fuel conditions the ignition occurs predominantly on the surface. The ignition delay times for particles that ignited in the gas-phase are smaller than those that ignited on the surface, and generally the simulated oxy-fuel conditions retard the onset of both gas-phase and surface ignition. The addition of steam decreases the gas-phase and surface ignition delay times of the particles of both coals under simulated oxy-fuel conditions, but has a small impact on the gas-phase ignition delay times when the combustion occurs in mixtures of O₂/N₂/H₂O. The steam gasification reaction is likely to be responsible for the steam effect on the ignition delay times through the production of highly flammable species that promote the onset of ignition.     

Experimental and kinetic investigations of the effect of H2/CH4/C2H4 addition on the burning properties of practical jet fuel

Laminar flame speeds of premixed jet fuel/air with the addition of hydrogen, methane and ethylene are measured in a constant-volume bomb at an initial temperature of 420 K, initial pressure of 3 atm, equivalence ratios of 0.6–1.5 and gas mass fractions of 0–50%. The experimental results show that the addition of hydrogen and ethylene can significantly improve the laminar flame speed of the liquid jet fuel, while the addition of methane shows a weak inhibitory effect, and these effects are relatively remarkable on the fuel-rich conditions. The laminar flame speed of the dual fuels/air is linearly dependent on the additional gas mass fraction. A kinetic analysis indicates that the gas addition causes both thermodynamic and chemical kinetic effects on the laminar flame speed of the dual fuels/air. The adiabatic temperature increases and decreases with the addition of hydrogen/ethylene and methane, respectively. A sensitivity analysis shows that the reactions concerning to the H, CH₃ and C₂H₃ radicals become significant with the addition of hydrogen, methane and ethylene, respectively, and that the different values of the rate of product (ROP) of these species via the critical reactions lead to a different promotional or inhibitory effect on the fuel-rich and fuel-lean conditions.     

生物质转化为液体燃料2,5-二甲基呋喃 的途径与机理

随着化石燃料的日益减少,寻找可再生的液体生物质燃料已经引起了越来越广泛的关注。由生物质制备得到的2,5-二甲基呋喃(DMF)具有高能量密度、高沸点、高辛烷值和不溶于水等优点,近年来被认为是一种非常有前景的液体燃料。本文归纳和总结了生物质转化为DMF的化学途径、方法和反应机理以及DMF的燃烧性能,并对今后的研究方向进行了展望。     

Biomass conversion to mixed alcohol fuels using the MixAlco process

The MixAlco process is a patented technology that converts any biodegradable material (e.g., sorted municipal solid waste, sewage sludge, industrial biosludge, manure, agricultural residues, energy crops) into mixed alcohol fuels containing predominantly 2-propanol, but also higher alcohols up to 7-tridecanol. The feed stock is treated with lime to increase its digestibility. then, it is fed to a fermentor in which a mixed culture of acid-forming microorganisms produces carboxylic acids. Calcium carbonate is added to the fermentor to neutralize the acids to their corresponding carboxylate salt. The dilute (−3%) carboxylate salts are concentrated to 19% using an amine solvent that selectively extracts water. Drying is completed using multi-effect evaporators. Finally, the dry salts are thermally converted to ketones which subsequently are hydrogenated to alcohols. All the steps in the MixAlco process have been proven at the laboratory scale. A techno-economic model of the process indicates that with the tipping fees available in New York ($126/dry tonne), mixed alcohol fuels may be sold for $0.04/L ($0.16/gal) with a 60% return on investment (ROI). With the average tipping fee in the United States rates ($63/dry tonne), mixed alcohol fuels may be sold for $0.18/L ($0.69/gal) with a 15% ROI. In the case of sugarcane bagasse, which may be obtained for about $26/dry ton, mixed alcohol fuels may be sold for $0.29/L ($1.09/gal) with a 15% ROI.     

界面膜引发的乳化燃油燃烧中的振荡反应

有关小分子醇、H。和CO等易燃气体在铂催化下的高温燃烧的温度振荡及以表面活性剂为关键组分的液膜扩散振荡已有报道"－'－．但由界面膜作用而产生的乳化燃油燃烧中的振荡反应尚无其它可操作的原始研究文献,只是在前文［'j中提及过出现该现象．为了解乳化燃油燃烧过程中界面变化及其对燃烧的作用,通过静态燃烧实验配方的调节及变换以改变燃烧界面的情况．实验发现,在乳化燃油中加入一般的食用豆油,并使之水解出长链竣酸盐,则富集在燃烧界面上的长链竣酸盐所形成的界面膜对燃烧的自阻抑作用便会产生明显的振荡反应,形成火焰温度与高…