HIGH-PRESSURE OXIDATION OF LIQUID FUELS FROM LOW TO HIGH-TEMPERATURE .3. N-DECANE

The oxidation of n-decane in a high-pressure jet-stirred reactor (JSR) has been investigated experimentally in a wide range of conditions co vering the low and high temperature oxidation regimes (550-1150K, 10 a tm, phi=0.1 to 1.5). Reactants, intermediates and final. products have been measured providing a detailed picture of n-decane oxidation. Cyc lic ethers resulting from the so-called lwo-temperature oxidation chem istry of n-decane were identified. The results are interpreted in term s of reaction mechanism. A detailed chemical kinetic modeling of the h igh-temperature oxidation of n-decane is used to assess the influence of low temperature chemistry in the intermediate temperature range.