Tetralin is the simplest polycyclic naphtheno-aromatic hydrocarbon found in liquid fuels (e.g., jet fuels, diesel). It is also produced by the pyrolysis and oxidation of decalin. To get a better understanding of tetralin combustion characteristics, new oxidation experiments were performed in a jet-stirred reactor, and the results are reported here. For the first time, stable species concentration profiles were measured at 1 and 10 atm over a range of equivalence ratios (φ = 0.5−1.5) and temperatures (790−1400 K). The oxidation of tetralin under these conditions was simulated using a semidetailed kinetic reaction scheme (∼10 000 reactions and ∼400 species) deriving from a chemical kinetic model proposed earlier for the oxidation of decalin over a wide range of conditions (jet-stirred reactor, plug-flow reactor, and shock-tube). The proposed kinetic model shows reasonable agreement with the present measurements. It can also be used to represent tetralin pyrolysis based on a variety of results available in the literature. Sensitivity analyses and reaction pathway computations were used for rationalizing the results.

Experimental Study of Tetralin Oxidation and Kinetic Modeling of Its Pyrolysis and Oxidation

FRASSOLDATI, ALESSIO;FARAVELLI, TIZIANO;RANZI, ELISEO MARIA
2013-01-01

Abstract

Tetralin is the simplest polycyclic naphtheno-aromatic hydrocarbon found in liquid fuels (e.g., jet fuels, diesel). It is also produced by the pyrolysis and oxidation of decalin. To get a better understanding of tetralin combustion characteristics, new oxidation experiments were performed in a jet-stirred reactor, and the results are reported here. For the first time, stable species concentration profiles were measured at 1 and 10 atm over a range of equivalence ratios (φ = 0.5−1.5) and temperatures (790−1400 K). The oxidation of tetralin under these conditions was simulated using a semidetailed kinetic reaction scheme (∼10 000 reactions and ∼400 species) deriving from a chemical kinetic model proposed earlier for the oxidation of decalin over a wide range of conditions (jet-stirred reactor, plug-flow reactor, and shock-tube). The proposed kinetic model shows reasonable agreement with the present measurements. It can also be used to represent tetralin pyrolysis based on a variety of results available in the literature. Sensitivity analyses and reaction pathway computations were used for rationalizing the results.
2013
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