Description
In this thesis, attention was paid to several novel oxygenated fuels—carbonates, polyethers and ketones. Combustion kinetic investigations were performed for typical representative compounds, including dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, cyclopentanone, 3-pentanone, 1,2-dimethoxyethane and dimethoxymethane. For experiments, suitable diagnostic techniques were used to measure the detailed speciation information of the target fuels under different conditions. For kinetic modeling, rate coefficients for crucial elementary reactions were obtained through high-level theoretical calculations. Based on that, validated kinetic models with good predictive performances were developed.
Table of Contents
Introduction.- Experimental and kinetic modeling methods.- High-temperature kinetics of carbonate and ketone fuels.- Low-temperature oxidation kinetics of polyether fuels.- Addition effects of oxygenated fuels on hydrocarbon premixed flames.- Conclusions and perspective.
