An experimental and modeling study of the oxidation of n-heptane,ethylbenzene, and n-butylbenzene in a jet-stirred reactor at pressures up to 10 bar

In the context of better understanding pollutant formation from internal combustion engines, new experimental speciation data were obtained in a high-pressure jet-stirred reactor for the oxidation of three molecules, which are considered in surrogates of diesel fuel, n-heptane, ethylbenzene, and n-butylbenzene. These experiments were performed at pressures up to 10 bar, at temperatures ranging from 500 to 1 100 K, and for a residence time of 2 s. Based on results previously obtained close to the atmospheric pressure for the same molecules, the pressure effect on fuel conversion and product selectivity was discussed. In addition, for the three fuels, the experimental temperature dependence of species mole fractions was compared with simulations using recent literature models with generally a good agreement. For n-heptane, the obtained experimental data, at 10 bar for stoichiometric mixtures, included the temperature dependence of the mole fractions of the reactants and those of 21 products. Interestingly, the formation of species previously identified as C₇ diones was found significantly enhanced at 10 bar compared with lower pressures. The oxidation of ethyl- and n-butylbenzenes was investigated at 10 bar for equivalence ratios of 0.5, 1, and 2. The obtained experimental data included the temperature dependence of the mole fractions of the reactants and those of 13 products for the C₈ fuels and of 19 products for the C₁₀ one. For ethylbenzene under stoichiometric conditions, the pressure dependence (from 1 to 10 bar) of species mole fraction was also recorded and compared with simulations with more deviations obtained than for temperature dependence. For both aromatic reactants, a flow rate analysis was used to discuss the main pressure influence on product selectivities.     

3-D simulation of soot formation in a direct-injection diesel engine based on a comprehensive chemical mechanism and method of moments

Here, we propose both a comprehensive chemical mechanism and a reduced mechanism for a three-dimensional combustion simulation, describing the formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), in a direct-injection diesel engine. A soot model based on the reduced mechanism and a method of moments is also presented. The turbulent diffusion flame and PAH formation in the diesel engine were modelled using the reduced mechanism based on the detailed mechanism using a fixed wall temperature as a boundary condition. The spatial distribution of PAH concentrations and the characteristic parameters for soot formation in the engine cylinder were obtained by coupling a detailed chemical kinetic model with the three-dimensional computational fluid dynamic (CFD) model. Comparison of the simulated results with limited experimental data shows that the chemical mechanisms and soot model are realistic and correctly describe the basic physics of diesel combustion but require further development to improve their accuracy.     

正庚烷在β沸石负载碳化钼催化剂上的异构化研究

利用程序升温还原法制备了β沸石负载碳化钼催化剂。XRD表征显示，利用正戊烷作为碳源得到了对异构化具有活性的βMo2C。以正庚烷为模型反应物，在连续流动固定床反应装置上考察了温度、压力、空速和氢烃比对βMo2C/β沸石催化剂临氢异构化反应性能的影响。获得了β沸石负载碳化钼催化剂上正庚烷异构化的最佳反应条件温度270℃～275℃，压力1.0MPa～1.5MPa，体积空速1.0h－1，氢烃体积比200∶1。在最佳条件下反应物转化率为82%，选择性和异构产物收率分别达到71%和58%。     

LaDAIY型沸石的裂解活性和抗氮性能

采用脉冲微反技术,以含吡啶的正庚烷为原料,考察了LaDAlY型沸石的裂解和抗氮性能。结果表明,LaDAlY型沸石的裂解与抗氮性能均优于其母体样品DAlY。结合NH_3-TPD的数据,讨论了酸性与裂解和抗氮性能之间的关系,对吡啶中毒的机理进行了探讨。     

载体的晶化对Ni/WO3-ZrO2催化剂结构及催化正庚烷异构化活性的影响

采用XRD、BET、IR、SEM、NH3-TPD方法对以无定形Zr(OH)4和已晶化的ZrO2为载体制备的Ni-WO3/ZrO2催化剂进行了表征,考察了载体晶化对催化剂结构、酸性及催化性能的影响。结果表明,载体晶化减弱了W与Zr间的相互作用,抑制了四方相ZrO2的生成,减少了催化剂上强酸中心的数目,从而降低了Pt-WO3/ZrO2催化剂上正庚烷异构化反应活性.     

Issues arising in the construction of QSSA mechanisms: the case of reduced n-heptane/air models for premixed flames

A model reduction methodology, based on the quasi steady-state approximation (QSSA), is employed for the construction of reduced mechanisms in the case of an n-heptane/air premixed flame. Several issues related to the construction of these reduced mechanisms are discussed; such as the influence of the size of the starting skeletal mechanism, the stiffness reduction, and the truncation/simplification of (i) the expressions of the global rates and (ii) the steady-state relations. The starting point for the reduction is two skeletal mechanisms that involve 177/768 and 66/326 species/reactions, respectively [J. Prager, H.N. Najm, M. Valorani, and D.A. Goussis, Skeletal mechanism generation with CSP and validation for premixed n-heptane flames, Proc. Combust. Inst. 32 (2009), pp. 509–517] and which were derived from the detailed mechanism of Curran et al. [H.J. Curran, P. Gaffuri, W.J. Pitz, and C.K. Westbrook, A comprehensive modeling study of iso-octane oxidation, Combust. Flame 129 (2002), pp. 253–280], which involves 561/2538 species/reactions. From these two skeletal mechanisms, a number of reduced mechanisms of various sizes are produced and analysed. The validity of the reduced mechanism with the minimum size is demonstrated by considering its accuracy regarding the mass fractions of major and minor species, the temperature, and the flame speed, over a wide range of equivalence ratios and pressures.     

Ga_2O_3对Pt/WO_3/ZrO_2催化剂上正庚烷异构化反应的促进作用

考察了Ga2O3掺杂的Pt/WO3/ZrO2(Pt/WGZ)催化剂在200℃时正庚烷临氢异构化反应性能.结果表明,少量Ga2O3的加入能显著提高Pt/WGZ的催化活性,异构化选择性也有所增加,这是由于B酸位增加和B酸/L酸比的改变而引起的.Pt/WGZ催化剂连续反应80 h,正庚烷转化率和异构化选择性分别稳定在76%和94%.     

一种制备用于正庚烷异构化的Pt-WO3/ZrO2催化剂的新方法

 采用不同的ZrO(OH)2前驱体制备了WO3-ZrO2和Pt/WO3-ZrO2催化剂. 结果表明,与常规的ZrO(OH)2水凝胶为前驱体制备的WO3-ZrO2-CP催化剂相比,以常压流动氮气中干燥处理的ZrO(OH)2乙醇凝胶为前驱体制备的WO3-ZrO2-AN催化剂对正庚烷临氢异构化反应具有更高的催化活性. 当在 WO3-ZrO2-AN中添加少量Pt时,其催化活性和稳定性均得到显著提高. 表明以ZrO(OH)2醇凝胶为前驱体可以制备出高效稳定的Pt/WO3-ZrO2-AN催化剂.