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Fundamental Characterization of Alternate Fuel Effects in Continuous Combustion Systems.
Summary Technical Progress Report, August 15, 1978 to January 31, 1980

Blazowski, W. S.

Exxon Research and Engineering Company

Table of Contents

PART A: EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM PROGRESS (1.96MB)
 
1 Introduction 1
2 Experimental Description 3
  2.1 Jet Stirred Combustor 3
2.2 THC Measurement Improvements 4
2.3 HCN and NH3 Measurements 5
3 Liquid Fuel Jet Stirred Combustor 8
  3.1 LFSC Design 8
3.2 Combustion Product Sampling 13
3.3 Operation Procedure and Data Reduction 13
4 Results 14
  4.1 Soot Formation 14
4.2 Fuel Nitrogen Conversion 19
5 Discussion 29
  5.1 Implications for Quasiglobal Modeling 29
  5.1.1 Soot Formation 29
5.1.2 Fuel Nitrogen Conversion 30
5.2 Application of Findings 30
  5.2.1 THC Importance 30
5.2.2 Control by THC on Radiative Characteristics 31
 
PART B: ANALYTICAL PROGRAM PROGRESS (690kb)
 
1 Introduction 34
2 Extended Quasiglobal Kinetics Model 35
3 Existing Soot Formation Models 37
4 Net Soot Emissions 40
5 Discussion of Results 49
6 Future Work 50
7 References 52
 
PART C: TECHNICAL PAPERS DURING REPORTING PERIOD (3.54MB)