Understanding the relationship between the chemical composition and pyrolysis performance of endothermic hydrocarbon fuel(EHF) is of great significance for the design and optimization of advanced EHFs. In this work, t...Understanding the relationship between the chemical composition and pyrolysis performance of endothermic hydrocarbon fuel(EHF) is of great significance for the design and optimization of advanced EHFs. In this work, the effect of deep hydrogenation on the pyrolysis of commercial RP-3 is investigated.Fuels with different hydrogenation degrees were obtained by the partially and completely catalytic hydrogenation and their pyrolysis performances were investigated using an apparatus equipped with an electrically heated tubular reactor. The results show that with the increase of hydrogenation degree, fuel conversion almost remains constant during the pyrolysis process(500-650°C, 4 MPa);however, the heat sink increases slightly, and the anti-coking performance significantly improves, which are highly related to their H/C ratios. Detailed characterisations reveal that the difference of the pyrolysis performance can be ascribed to the content of aromatics and cycloalkanes: the former are prone to initiate secondary reactions to form coking precursors, while the latter could act as the hydrogen donor and release hydrogen, which will terminate the radical propagation reactions and suppress the coke deposition. This work should provide the guidance for upgrading EHFs by modulating the composition of EHFs.展开更多
Spray experiments of RP-3 jet fuel at non-evaporating and evaporating environments were studied on a constant volume spray chamber,and diffusive back-imaging technique was used to capture the transient spray developme...Spray experiments of RP-3 jet fuel at non-evaporating and evaporating environments were studied on a constant volume spray chamber,and diffusive back-imaging technique was used to capture the transient spray development processes.Spray tip penetration,projected spray area and cone angle of RP-3 jet fuel were derived from the spray development images,and compared to those of diesel fuel.It is observed that non-evaporating sprays of RP-3 jet fuel and diesel fuel do not exhibit significant differences,as their spray penetration distances,projected spray areas and spray cone angles are consistent at most test conditions.The evaporating sprays of RP-3 jet fuel produce shorter liquid-phase penetration distances and lower projected spray areas than those of diesel fuel,and these differences are particularly pronounced at low ambient temperatures.However,fuel effects on the evaporating spray cone angle are insignificant.Further,increased ambient density or ambient temperature shortens the liquid-phase spray penetration distance and reduces the liquid-phase spray area,and these effects are more pronounced for diesel fuel than RP-3 jet fuel.展开更多
The combustion characteristics and emission behaviors of RP-3 jet fuel were studied and compared to commercial diesel fuel in a single-cylinder compression ignition(CI)engine.Engine operational parameters,including en...The combustion characteristics and emission behaviors of RP-3 jet fuel were studied and compared to commercial diesel fuel in a single-cylinder compression ignition(CI)engine.Engine operational parameters,including engine load(0.6,0.7,and 0.8 MPa indicating the mean effective pressure(IMEP)),the exhaust gas recirculation(EGR)rate(0%,10%,20%,and 30%),and the fuel injection timing(–20,–15,–10,and–5°crank angle(CA)after top dead center(ATDC))were adjusted to evaluate the engine performances of RP-3 jet fuel under changed operation conditions.In comparison to diesel fuel,RP-3 jet fuel shows a retarded heat release and lagged combustion phase,which is more obvious under heavy EGR rate conditions.In addition,the higher premixed combustion fraction of RP-3 jet fuel leads to a higher first-stage heat release peak than diesel fuel under all testing conditions.As a result,RP-3 jet fuel features a longer ignition delay(ID)time,a shorter combustion duration(CD),and an earlier CA50 than diesel fuel.The experimental results manifest that RP-3 jet fuel has a slightly lower indicated thermal efficiency(ITE)compared to diesel fuel,but the ITE difference becomes less noticeable under large EGR rate conditions.Compared with diesel fuel,the nitrogen oxides(NOx)emissions of RP-3 jet fuel are higher while its soot emissions are lower.The NOx emissions of RP-3 can be effectively reduced with the increased EGR rate and delayed injection timing.展开更多
Jet fuel is widely used in air transportation,and sometimes for special vehicles in ground transportation.In the latter case,fuel spray auto-ignition behavior is an important index for engine operation reliability.Sur...Jet fuel is widely used in air transportation,and sometimes for special vehicles in ground transportation.In the latter case,fuel spray auto-ignition behavior is an important index for engine operation reliability.Surrogate fuel is usually used for fundamental combustion study due to the complex composition of practical fuels.As for jet fuels,two-component or three-component surrogate is usually selected to emulate practical fuels.The spray auto-ignition characteristics of RP-3 jet fuel and its three surrogates,the 70%mol n-decane/30%mol 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene blend(Surrogate 1),the 51%mol n-decane/49%mol 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene blend(Surrogate 2),and the 49.8%mol n-dodecane/21.6%mol iso-cetane/28.6%mol toluene blend(Surrogate 3)were studied in a heated constant volume combustion chamber.Surrogate 1 and Surrogate 2 possess the same components,but their blending percentages are different,as the two surrogates were designed to capture the H/C ratio(Surrogate 1)and DCN(Surrogate 2)of RP-3 jet fuel,respectively.Surrogate 3 could emulate more physiochemical properties of RP-3 jet fuel,including molecular weight,H/C ratio and DCN.Experimental results indicate that Surrogate 1 overestimates the auto-ignition propensity of RP-3 jet fuel,whereas Surrogates 2 and 3 show quite similar auto-ignition propensity with RP-3 jet fuel.Therefore,to capture the spray auto-ignition behaviors,DCN is the most important parameter to match when designing the surrogate formulation.However,as the ambient temperature changes,the surrogates matching DCN may still show some differences from the RP-3 jet fuel,e.g.,the first-stage heat release influenced by low-temperature chemistry.展开更多
基金support from National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFC2103701)the National Postdoctoral Program of China(GZB20230630)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22208295).
文摘Understanding the relationship between the chemical composition and pyrolysis performance of endothermic hydrocarbon fuel(EHF) is of great significance for the design and optimization of advanced EHFs. In this work, the effect of deep hydrogenation on the pyrolysis of commercial RP-3 is investigated.Fuels with different hydrogenation degrees were obtained by the partially and completely catalytic hydrogenation and their pyrolysis performances were investigated using an apparatus equipped with an electrically heated tubular reactor. The results show that with the increase of hydrogenation degree, fuel conversion almost remains constant during the pyrolysis process(500-650°C, 4 MPa);however, the heat sink increases slightly, and the anti-coking performance significantly improves, which are highly related to their H/C ratios. Detailed characterisations reveal that the difference of the pyrolysis performance can be ascribed to the content of aromatics and cycloalkanes: the former are prone to initiate secondary reactions to form coking precursors, while the latter could act as the hydrogen donor and release hydrogen, which will terminate the radical propagation reactions and suppress the coke deposition. This work should provide the guidance for upgrading EHFs by modulating the composition of EHFs.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52022058 and 51776124)by Ministry of Education of China(Grant No.6141A020335)。
文摘Spray experiments of RP-3 jet fuel at non-evaporating and evaporating environments were studied on a constant volume spray chamber,and diffusive back-imaging technique was used to capture the transient spray development processes.Spray tip penetration,projected spray area and cone angle of RP-3 jet fuel were derived from the spray development images,and compared to those of diesel fuel.It is observed that non-evaporating sprays of RP-3 jet fuel and diesel fuel do not exhibit significant differences,as their spray penetration distances,projected spray areas and spray cone angles are consistent at most test conditions.The evaporating sprays of RP-3 jet fuel produce shorter liquid-phase penetration distances and lower projected spray areas than those of diesel fuel,and these differences are particularly pronounced at low ambient temperatures.However,fuel effects on the evaporating spray cone angle are insignificant.Further,increased ambient density or ambient temperature shortens the liquid-phase spray penetration distance and reduces the liquid-phase spray area,and these effects are more pronounced for diesel fuel than RP-3 jet fuel.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52022058,51776124,51861135303)the Ministry of Education of China(Grant No.6141A020335).
文摘The combustion characteristics and emission behaviors of RP-3 jet fuel were studied and compared to commercial diesel fuel in a single-cylinder compression ignition(CI)engine.Engine operational parameters,including engine load(0.6,0.7,and 0.8 MPa indicating the mean effective pressure(IMEP)),the exhaust gas recirculation(EGR)rate(0%,10%,20%,and 30%),and the fuel injection timing(–20,–15,–10,and–5°crank angle(CA)after top dead center(ATDC))were adjusted to evaluate the engine performances of RP-3 jet fuel under changed operation conditions.In comparison to diesel fuel,RP-3 jet fuel shows a retarded heat release and lagged combustion phase,which is more obvious under heavy EGR rate conditions.In addition,the higher premixed combustion fraction of RP-3 jet fuel leads to a higher first-stage heat release peak than diesel fuel under all testing conditions.As a result,RP-3 jet fuel features a longer ignition delay(ID)time,a shorter combustion duration(CD),and an earlier CA50 than diesel fuel.The experimental results manifest that RP-3 jet fuel has a slightly lower indicated thermal efficiency(ITE)compared to diesel fuel,but the ITE difference becomes less noticeable under large EGR rate conditions.Compared with diesel fuel,the nitrogen oxides(NOx)emissions of RP-3 jet fuel are higher while its soot emissions are lower.The NOx emissions of RP-3 can be effectively reduced with the increased EGR rate and delayed injection timing.
基金This research work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51776124 and 51861135303)the Belt and Road International Collaboration Program by Shanghai Science and Technology Committee(Grant No.19160745400).
文摘Jet fuel is widely used in air transportation,and sometimes for special vehicles in ground transportation.In the latter case,fuel spray auto-ignition behavior is an important index for engine operation reliability.Surrogate fuel is usually used for fundamental combustion study due to the complex composition of practical fuels.As for jet fuels,two-component or three-component surrogate is usually selected to emulate practical fuels.The spray auto-ignition characteristics of RP-3 jet fuel and its three surrogates,the 70%mol n-decane/30%mol 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene blend(Surrogate 1),the 51%mol n-decane/49%mol 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene blend(Surrogate 2),and the 49.8%mol n-dodecane/21.6%mol iso-cetane/28.6%mol toluene blend(Surrogate 3)were studied in a heated constant volume combustion chamber.Surrogate 1 and Surrogate 2 possess the same components,but their blending percentages are different,as the two surrogates were designed to capture the H/C ratio(Surrogate 1)and DCN(Surrogate 2)of RP-3 jet fuel,respectively.Surrogate 3 could emulate more physiochemical properties of RP-3 jet fuel,including molecular weight,H/C ratio and DCN.Experimental results indicate that Surrogate 1 overestimates the auto-ignition propensity of RP-3 jet fuel,whereas Surrogates 2 and 3 show quite similar auto-ignition propensity with RP-3 jet fuel.Therefore,to capture the spray auto-ignition behaviors,DCN is the most important parameter to match when designing the surrogate formulation.However,as the ambient temperature changes,the surrogates matching DCN may still show some differences from the RP-3 jet fuel,e.g.,the first-stage heat release influenced by low-temperature chemistry.
