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Chemical and Thermophysical Characterization of 1,3,5-triisopropylcyclohexane

July 17, 2012

Author(s)

Thomas J. Bruno, Tara J. Fortin, Tara M. Lovestead, Jason A. Widegren

The complex nature of finished fuels makes definitive studies on composition and combustion properties very difficult and uncertain. This has led to the adoption of fuel surrogate mixtures in such studies. The development of a surrogate mixture is itself a

The Decomposition of 2-Pentyl and 3-Pentyl Radicals

July 15, 2012

Author(s)

Jeffrey A. Manion, Iftikhar A. Awan

The isomerization and decomposition reactions of 2-pentyl and 3-pentyl radicals have been studied in a single-pulse shock tube over a temperature range of 973 K to 1121 K and pressures of 120 kPa to 800 kPa. The results represent the first direct study of

Assessment of Variability in the Thermophysical Properties of Rocket Propellant RP-1

June 14, 2012

Author(s)

Tara J. Fortin

Density, speed of sound, and viscosity has been measured for eleven orthogonal blends of the rocket propellant RP-1. Density and speed of sound were measured over the temperature range of 278 K to 343 K, while viscosity was measured from 263 K to 373 K

Application of the Advanced Distillation Curve Method to the Variability of Jet Fuels

May 24, 2012

Author(s)

Jessica L. Burger, Thomas J. Bruno

In this paper, we report the application of the advanced distillation-curve approach to the gas turbine fuels Jet-A, JP-8, and JP-5, in order to obtain information about the variability of these gas turbine fuels. The measurements of the temperatures Tk

Methodology for Formulating Diesel Surrogate Fuels with Accurate Compositional, Ignition-Quality, and Volatility Characteristics

May 14, 2012

Author(s)

Charles J. Mueller, William J. Cannella, Thomas J. Bruno, Bruce Bunting, Heather Dettman, James A. Franz, Marcia L. Huber, Mani Natarajan, William J. Pitz, Matthew A. Ratcliff, Ken Wright

In this work a novel approach is developed to formulate surrogate fuels having characteristics that are representative of diesel fuels produced from real-world refinery streams. Because diesel fuels consist of hundreds of compounds, it is difficult to

Materials Challenges in Carbon Mitigation Technologies

April 24, 2012

Author(s)

Laura Espinal, Bryan D. Morreale

Thermochemical conversion of fossil fuels currently dominates the national and global energy portfolio, with the most notable being the stationary power production and transportation vehicles sectors. As global energy demand continues to increase

Pressure-Controlled Advanced Distillation Curve Analysis of Biodiesel Fuels: Assessment of Thermal Decomposition

April 5, 2012

Author(s)

Thomas J. Bruno, Bret Windom

One of the most important properties measured for liquid fuels is the volatility, usually as expressed by the distillation curve. In previous work, we introduced the composition explicit or advanced distillation curve (ADC) metrology, which we have applied

Volatility of Mixtures of JP-8 with Biomass Derived Hydroprocessed Renewable Jet Fuels by the Composition Explicit Distillation Curve Method

February 28, 2012

Author(s)

Jean Van Buren, Kathryn Abel, Tara Lovestead, Thomas J. Bruno

In recent years, civilian and military users of aviation kerosene have been interested in expanding the scope of fuel feed stocks to include non-petroleum sources. The most well known examples of such alternative sources of fuel are the Fisher-Tropsch

Pressure Dependence and Branching Ratios in the Decomposition of 1-Pentyl Radicals: Shock Tube Experiments and Master Equation Modeling

February 22, 2012

Author(s)

Iftikhar A. Awan, Donald R. Burgess Jr., Jeffrey A. Manion

The decomposition and intramolecular H-transfer isomerization reactions of the 1 pentyl radical have been studied at temperatures of 900 K to 1050 K and pressures of 0.8 bar to 6 bar using the single pulse shock tube technique and additionally investigated

Measurements and Modeling Study on a High-Aromatic Diesel Fuel

January 31, 2012

Author(s)

Bret Windom, Marcia L. Huber, Thomas J. Bruno, A L. Lown, C T. Lira

The increasing cost of diesel fuel, potential for supply disruptions, and environmental concerns have resulted in a great deal of research to improve the performance and efficiency of diesel engines. This includes significant efforts in the reformulation

Comparison of Diesel Fuel Oxygenates with Composition-Explicit Distillation Curve Method Part 4: Alcohols, Aldehydes, and Butanoic Acid

January 2, 2012

Author(s)

Thomas J. Bruno, Jessica L. Burger, Evgenii Baibourine

There is a great deal of interest in formulating oxygenated diesel fuels that produce low particulate emissions. In this paper, the fourth in a series of papers on the properties of mixtures of diesel fuel with oxygenating additives, we present the

QUANTIFICATION OF A PRECISION POINT SOURCE FOR GENERATING CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS

June 10, 2011

Author(s)

Robert P. Borthwick, Matthew Bundy

This study provides an analysis of the uncertainty of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from an 8 MW natural gas burner. A precise and accurate point source for industrial quantities of carbon dioxide can be used to evaluate the performance of stack gas

Comparison of Diesel Fuel Oxygenate Additives with Composition-Explicit Distillation Curve Method Part 3: t-Butyl Glycerols

May 2, 2011

Author(s)

Tara Lovestead, Thomas J. Bruno

Interest in the domestic production of all fuels, sparked by the high cost of petroleum crude oil, has led to consideration of fluids to replace or extend conventional petroleum-derived fuels. There is particular interest in formulating oxygenated diesel