A PRF + Toluene Surrogate Fuel Model for Simulating Gasoline Kinetics
A PRF + Toluene Surrogate Fuel Model for Simulating Gasoline Kinetics
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2007
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M. Chaos;Z. Zhao;A. Kazakov;P. Gokulakrishnan;M. Angioletti;F. Dryer
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M. Chaos;Z. Zhao;A. Kazakov;P. Gokulakrishnan;M. Angioletti;F. Dryer
The use of Primary Reference Fuels mixtures (PRF, n-heptane and iso-octane) plus toluene (hereafter referred to as PRF+1 mixtures) as a surrogate fuel for gasoline combustion research is investigated. The reasoning behind the selection of toluene as a third surrogate component and its physical and kinetic effects on the PRF components are explained. Experiments in a Variable Pressure Flow Reactor (VPFR) are reported at relevant temperature and pressure conditions using pure components as well as PRF+1 mixtures with appropriate C/H ratios matching those of real gasoline compositions. A minimized/optimized chemical kinetic model is presented that predicts the behavior of PRF+1 mixtures at pure toluene, n-heptane, and iso-octane content, as well as at the optimal PRF+1 composition used to emulate gasolines. In constructing the model, the prior published mechanisms for n-heptane and iso-octane developed by Curran et al. [Combustion and Flame 114 (1998) 149-177; Combustion and Flame 129 (2002) 253-280] were minimized, optimized and combined to reproduce PRF results. Special attention was then given to modifying and validating a toluene sub-mechanism based upon earlier work of Klotz et al. [Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 27 (1998) 337-344], as it was found that existing models failed to accurately represent the newly collected data. The PRF+1 kinetic model described herein is shown to reproduce pure component as well as PRF+1 experimental data from a variety of experimental venues, including data published subsequent to its development. The importance of “co-oxidation” reactions of alkanes and toluene is also discussed. The present paper describes contributions that improve the experimental and kinetic database on pure components and PRF+1 mixtures.