Effects of Aromatics Content and 90% Distillation Temperature of Diesel Fuels on Flame Temperature and Soot Formation

2001-01-1940

05/07/2001

Event
International Spring Fuels & Lubricants Meeting
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Content
In this study, the effects of fuel properties, aromatics content and 90% distillation temperature T90, on flame temperature and soot formation were studied using a rapid compression machine (RCM). Aromatics content and T90 distillation temperature were parameters isolated from influence of each other, and from cetane number. A fuel spray was injected in the RCM combustion chamber by a single nozzle hole. The ignition and combustion processes of diesel spray were observed by a high-speed direct photography. Flame temperature and KL factor (which indicates the soot concentration), were analyzed by the two-color method. The rate of heat release was analyzed from indicated diagrams. The fuels with aromatics content showed higher flame temperature. The fuel with highest T90 distillation temperature showed highest flame temperature.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2001-01-1940
Pages
12
Citation
Takahashi, S., Wakimoto, K., Iida, N., and Nikolic, D., "Effects of Aromatics Content and 90% Distillation Temperature of Diesel Fuels on Flame Temperature and Soot Formation," SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-1940, 2001, https://doi.org/10.4271/2001-01-1940.
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Published
May 7, 2001
Product Code
2001-01-1940
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English