Autoignition Characteristics of Methanol

960854

02/01/1996

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International Congress & Exposition
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An experimental study was conducted to investigate the autoignition characteristics of methanol. Experimental conditions which were explored included temperatures in the range of 650-800 K, equivalence ratios of 0.2-17.0, 1 atm pressure, and reactor surface-to-volume ratios. S/V, of 0.6 cm−1″ and 0.48 cm−1. The ignition delay times were correlated with initial temperatures, methanol, and oxygen concentrations and fit to an Arrhenius type expression. The analysis resulted in a global activation energy of 55.2 kcal/mol and fuel and oxidizer concentration exponents of −0.98 and −0.13, respectively. Also, autoignition limit diagrams were developed which distinguish the regions of ignition and non-ignition, as well as show the effects of equivalence ratio and surface-to-volume ratio changes on minimum autoignition temperatures.
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https://doi.org/10.4271/960854
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9
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Bowman, M., and Wilk, R., "Autoignition Characteristics of Methanol," SAE Technical Paper 960854, 1996, https://doi.org/10.4271/960854.
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Feb 1, 1996
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960854
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Technical Paper
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English