Reduced kinetic schemes of complex reaction systems: fossil and biomass‐derived transportation fuels

E Ranzi, A Frassoldati, A Stagni… - … Journal of Chemical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The kinetic modeling of the pyrolysis and combustion of liquid transportation fuels is a very
complex task for two different reasons: the challenging characterization of the complex …

A compact skeletal mechanism for n-dodecane with optimized semi-global low-temperature chemistry for diesel engine simulations

T Yao, Y Pei, BJ Zhong, S Som, T Lu, KH Luo - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
A skeletal mechanism with 54 species and 269 reactions was developed to predict pyrolysis
and oxidation of n-dodecane as a diesel fuel surrogate involving both high-temperature …

A chemical mechanism for low to high temperature oxidation of n-dodecane as a component of transportation fuel surrogates

K Narayanaswamy, P Pepiot, H Pitsch - Combustion and Flame, 2014 - Elsevier
Using surrogate fuels in lieu of real fuels is an appealing concept for combustion studies. A
major limitation however, is the capability to design compact and reliable kinetic models that …

Optimized reaction mechanism rate rules for ignition of normal alkanes

L Cai, H Pitsch, SY Mohamed, V Raman, J Bugler… - Combustion and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for cleaner combustion and reduced greenhouse gas emissions
motivates research on the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels and their surrogates. Accurate …

Development and validation of an n-dodecane skeletal mechanism for spray combustion applications

Z Luo, S Som, SM Sarathy, M Plomer… - … theory and modelling, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
n-Dodecane is a promising surrogate fuel for diesel engine study because its
physicochemical properties are similar to those of the practical diesel fuels. In the present …

Lumping and reduction of detailed kinetic schemes: an effective coupling

A Stagni, A Cuoci, A Frassoldati… - Industrial & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
When it comes to handling large hydrocarbon molecules and describing the pyrolysis and
combustion behavior of complex mixtures, the potential and limitations of detailed chemistry …

Development of a reduced n-dodecane-PAH mechanism and its application for n-dodecane soot predictions

H Wang, Y Ra, M Jia, RD Reitz - Fuel, 2014 - Elsevier
A reduced n-dodecane-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) mechanism is presented for
modeling the combustion and soot formation processes of n-dodecane and compared with …

Comparison of well-mixed and multiple representative interactive flamelet approaches for diesel spray combustion modelling

G D'Errico, T Lucchini, F Contino… - … Theory and Modelling, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The application of detailed chemistry to the computational fluid dynamics simulation of
combustion process in diesel engines has many potentials, including the possibility to …

A multi-component wide distillation fuel (covering gasoline, jet fuel and diesel fuel) mechanism for combustion and PAH prediction

S Ren, SL Kokjohn, Z Wang, H Liu, B Wang, J Wang - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract A reduced 11-component (n-heptane, iso-octane, toluene, ethanol, methanol, n-
decane, n-dodecane, n-hexadecane, diisobutylene, cyclohexane and methyl-cyclohexane) …

Experimental and detailed kinetic model for the oxidation of a Gas to Liquid (GtL) jet fuel

P Dagaut, F Karsenty, G Dayma, P Diévart… - Combustion and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The kinetics of oxidation, ignition, and combustion of Gas-to-Liquid (GtL) Fischer–Tropsch
Synthetic kerosene as well as of a selected GtL-surrogate were studied. New experimental …