AramcoMech 1.3

Methane (CH4)

Ignition delay

Shock Tube

• E. L Petersen, D. F. Davidson and R. K. Hanson
  Ignition delay times of ram accelerator CH4/O2/diluent mixtures 
  Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol 15, No. 1, pp. 82-91 (1999)
  Mixture composition: CH4/O2/diluent mixtures, phi = 0.4, 3.0, 6.0
  Pressure: 35-260 atm
  Temperature: 1040-1600 K
  Method of detection: Ignition delay times
• L.J. Spadaccini and M.B. Colket
  Ignition delay characteristics of methane fuels 
  Prog. Energy Combust. Sci, 20, pp. 431-460 (1994)
  Mixture composition: CH4/C2H6/C3H8/C4H10; phi = 0.45-1.25
  Pressure: 3-15 atm
  Temperature: 1300-2000 K
  Method of detection: Ignition delay times
• C.S. Eubank, M.J. Rabinowitz, W.C, Gardiner Jr. and R.E. Zellner
  Shock-initiated ignition of natural gas-air mixtures 
  Seventeenth Symposium (Int.) on Combustion, pp. 1767- 1773 (1981)
  Mixture composition: CH4/C2H6/C3H8/ n-C4H10/Air
  Temperature: 1200-1850 K
  Method of detection: Ignition delay, time resolved absorption of He-Ne laser line
• C.J.Jachimowski
  Kinetics of Oxygen Atom Formation During the oxidation of methane behind shock w 
  Comb&Flame, 23, pp. 233-248 (1974)
  Mixture composition: CH4/CO/O2/Ar
  Pressure: 1.2 and 1.7 atm
  Temperature: 1790-2584 K
  Method of detection: Emission of O + CO = CO2 + hv
• A. Lifshitz, K. Scheller, A. Burcat and G.B. Skinner
  Shock-tube investigation of ignition in methane-oxygen-argon mixtures 
  Comb&Flame, 16, pp. 331-321 (1971)
  Mixture composition: CH4/O2/Ar
  Pressure: 2-10 atm
  Temperature: 1500-2150 K
  Method of detection: Ignition delay times, pressure
• D. J. Seery and C. T Bowman
  An experimental and analytical study of methane oxidation behind shock waves
  Combustion and Flame 14, 37-48 (1970)
  Mixture composition: CH4/O2, phi = 0.2-5.0
  Pressure: 1.5-4 atm
  Temperature: 1350-1900 K
  Method of detection: Ignition delay times, pressure, chemiluminescence of OH, CH, C and CO, absoption of OH

Speciation

Jet Stirred Reactor

• P. Dagaut, J.C. Boettner, M. Cathonnet
  Methane Oxidation: Experimental and Kinetic Modeling Study 
  Comb. Sci. Tech. 77 (1-3) (1991) 127-148

• T. Le Cong, P. Dagaut, G. Dayma
   Oxidation of Natural Gas, Natural Gas/Syngas Mixtures, and Effect of Burnt Gas Recirculation: Experimental and Detailed Kinetic Modeling
  J. Eng. Gas Turb. Power 130 (2008)

Flames Speed

• W. Lowry, J. de Vries, M. Krejci, E.L. Petersen, Z. Serinyel,W.K.Metcalfe, H.J. Curran, G. Bourque, J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power 133 (2011) 091501.
• Y. Kochar, J. Seitzman, T. Lieuwen, W.K. Metcalfe, S.M. Burke, H.J. Curran, M. Krejci, W. Lowry, E.L Petersen, G. Bourque, ASME Paper GT2011-45122, 56th ASME Turbo Expo (2011).
• G. Rozenchan, D.L. Zhu, C.K. Law, S.D. Tse, Proc. Combust. Inst. 29 (2002) 1461-1470.
• X.J. Gu, M.Z. Haq, M. Lawes, R. Woolley, Combust. Flame 121 (2000) 41-58.
• M.I. Hassan, K.T. Aung, G.M. Faeth, Combust. Flame 115 (1998) 539-550.
• C.M. Vagelopoulos, F.N. Egolfopoulos, Symposium (International) on Combustion 27 (1998) 513-519.
• A. Vanmaaren, D.S. Thung, L.P.H. Degoey, Comb. Sci. Tech. 96 (1994) 327-344.
• C.M. Vagelopoulos, F.N. Egolfopoulos, C.K. Law, Symposium (International) on Combustion 25 (1994) 1341-1347.
• S.C. Taylor PhD. Thesis, Vol. University of Leeds, 1991. F.N. Egolfopoulos, D.L. Zhu, C.K. Law, Symposium (International) on Combustion 23 (1991) 471-478.
• Y. Hidaka, K. Sato, Y. Henmi, H. Tanaka and K. Inami, Combust. Flame 118 (1999) 340-358.

Plots

Ethane (C2H6)

Ignition delay

Shock Tube

• J. de Vries, J.M. Hall, S.L. Simmons, M.J.A. Rickard, D.M. Kalitan and E.L. Petersen
  Ethane ignition and oxidation behind reflected shock waves
  Combustion and Flame 150 (2007) 137–150
• A. Burcat, K. Scheller and A. Lifshitz
  Shock-tube investigation of comparative ignition delay times for C1-C5 alkanes
  Combustion and Flame 16(1): 29-33 (1971)
• Y. Hidaka, K. Sato, H. Hoshikawa, T. Nishimori, R. Takahashi, H. Tanaka; K. Inami and N. Ito (2000)
  Shock-tube and modeling study of ethane pyrolysis and oxidation
  Combustion and Flame, 2000. 120(3): p. 245-264

Speciation

Flames Speed

• W. Lowry, J. de Vries, M. Krejci, E.L. Petersen, Z. Serinyel,W.K.Metcalfe, H.J. Curran, G. Bourque, J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power 133 (2011) 091501. Y. Kochar, J. Seitzman, T. Lieuwen, W.K. Metcalfe, S.M. Burke, H.J.
  Curran, M. Krejci, W. Lowry, E.L Petersen, G. Bourque, ASME Paper GT2011-45122, 56th ASME Turbo Expo (2011).

Plots

Jet Stirred Reactor

• P. Dagaut,M. Cathonnet, J. C. Boettner
  Kinetics of Ethane Oxidation 
  Int. J. Chem. Kinet. 23 (5) (1991) 437-455.

Methane/Ethane (CH4/C2H6)

Ignition delay

Shock Tube

• C.J. Aul, W.K. Metcalfe, S.M. Burke, H.J. Curran, E.L. Petersen
  Ignition and Kinetic Modeling of Methane and Ethane Fuel Blends with Oxygen: A Design of Experiments Approach
  Combust. Flame (2013) 160 1153–1167.
• J. Herzler and C. Naumann
  Shock-tube study of the ignition of methane/ethane/hydrogen mixtures with hydrogen contents from 0% to 100% at different pressures download
  Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 32 (2009) 213–220

Speciation

Jet Stirred Reactor

• P. Dagaut and G. Dayma
  Hydrogen-enriched natural gas blend oxidation under high-pressure conditions: Experimental and detailed chemical kinetic modeling download
  International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 31 (2006) 505 – 515

Propane (C3H8)

Ignition delay

Shock Tube

• A. Burcat, A.Lifshitz, K. Scheller and G.B.Skinner (1970)
  Shock-tube investigation of ignition in propane- oxygen-argon mixtures 
  13th Symp (Int.) on Combustion, 745-755
• K.Kim and K.S. Shin
  Shock Tube and Modeling Study of the Ignition of Propane 
  Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2001, Vol. 22, No. 3, 303-307

Ethene (C2H4)

Ignition delay

Shock Tube

• O.G. Penyazkov, K.L. Sevrouk, V. Tangirala and N. Joshi
  High-pressure ethylene oxidation behind reflected shock waves download 
  Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 32 (2009) 2421–2428
• Horning D.C.
  A study of the high-temperature autoignition and thermal decomposition of hydrocarbons. download [PhD Thesis].
  California: Stanford University, 2001. 87-89
• S. Saxena,M.S.P. Kahandawala, S.S. Sidhu
  A shock tube study of ignition delay in the combustion of ethylene download
  Combust. Flame 158 (6) (2011) 1019-1031.

Speciation

Flames Speed

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Jet Stirred Reactor

• P. Dagaut, J.C. Boettner, M. Cathonnet
  Ethylene Pyrolysis and Oxidation: A Kinetic Modeling Study download
  Comb. Sci. Tech. 77 (1-3) (1991) 127-148
• S. Jallais, L. Bonneau, and M. AuzanneauV. Naudet, and S. Bockel-Macal
  An Experimental and Kinetic Study of Ethene Oxidation at a High Equivalence Ratio download
  Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2002, 41 (23), 5659-5667
• T. Le Cong, E. Bedjanian, P. Dagaut
  Oxidation of Ethylene and Propene in the Presence of CO₂ and H₂O: Experimental and Detailed Kinetic
  Modeling Study download
  Comb. Sci. Tech. 182 (2010) 333-349

Flow Reactor

• T. Carriere, P. R. Westmoreland, A. Kazakov, Y. S. Stein, F. L. Dryer
  Modelling ethylene combustion from low to high pressure download
  Proc. Combust. Inst. 29 (2002) 1257-1266.
• J.G. Lopez, C.L. Rasmussen, M.U. Alzueta, Y. Gao, P. Marshall, P. Glarborg
  Experimental and kinetic modeling study of C2H4 oxidation at high pressure download
  Proc. Combust. Inst. 32 (2009) 367-375.

Ethyne (C2H2)

Ignition delay

Shock Tube

• B. Eiteneer andM. Frenklach
  Experimental and Modeling Study of Shock-Tube Oxidation of Acetylene download
  Int J Chem Kinet 35: 391–414 (2003)
  Mixture composition: acetylene/O2/Ar phi = 0.0625-1.66
  Pressure:0.9-1.9 atm
  Temperature:1150-2132 K
  Method of detection: laser absorption of CO
• Y.Hidaka,K.Hattori,T. Okuno, K.Inami, T. Abe andT. Koike
  Shock-Tube and Modeling Study of Acetylene Pyrolysis and Oxidation download
  Combustion and Flame 107:401-417 (1996)
  Mixture composition: C2H2/O2/H2/Ar
  Pressure:1.1-2.6 atm
  Temperature:1100-2000 K
  Method of detection: ignition delay, real time spectroscopy

Speciation

Flow Reactor

• M.U. Alzueta, M. Borruey, A. Callejas, A. Millera and R. Bilbao
  An experimental and modeling study of the oxidation of acetylene in a flow reactor download
  Combustion and Flame 152 (2008) 377–386

Ethanol (C2H5OH)

Ignition delay

Shock Tube

• K.A. Heufer and H. Olivier
  Determination of ignition delay times of different hydrocarbons in a new high pressure shock tube download
  Shock Waves, 2010. 20(4): p. 307-316.
• K. E. Noorani, B. Akih-Kumgeh and J. M. Bergthorson
  Comparative High Temperature Shock Tube Ignition of C1-C4 Primary Alcohols download

Speciation

Jet Stirred Reactor

• N. Leplat, P. Dagaut, C. Togbé, J. Vandooren
  Numerical and experimental study of ethanol combustion and oxidation in laminar premixed flames and in jet-stirred reactor ‌
  Combustion and Flame 158 (2011) 705–725

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Flow Reactor

• Li, J.; Kazakov, A.; Chaos, M.; Dryer, F. L.
  Chemical Kinetics of Ethanol Oxidation download
  5th US Combustion Meeting University of California at San Diego 2007; pp 1.
• T. S. Norton, F. L. Dryer
  An experimental and modeling study of ethanol oxidation kinetics in an atmospheric pressure flow reactor download
  International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, Volume 24, Issue 4, April 1992, Pages 319–344
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Propene (C3H6)

Ignition delay

Shock Tube

• Z. Qin, H. Yang and W. C. Gardiner, JR.
  Measurement and Modeling of Shock-Tube Ignition Delay for Propene download
  Combustion and Flame  124:246–254 (2001)

Formaldehyde (CH2O)

Speciation

Flow Reactor

• S. Hochgreb, R.A. Yetter and F.L. Dryer
  The oxidation of CH2O in the intermediate temperature range (943-995 K) download
  Symposium (International) on Combustion 1991, 23 (1), 171-177

Acetaldehyde (CH3CHO)

Ignition delay

Shock Tube

• K. Yasunaga, S. Kubo, H. Hoshikawa, T. Kamesawa and Hidaka, Y.
  Shock-tube and modeling study of acetaldehyde pyrolysis and oxidation download
  Int. J. Chem. Kinet. 2008, 40 (2), 73-102

Speciation

Flow Reactor

• D.C.Z. Zarubiak M.S.E Thesis Princeton University, Princeton, 1997 download

Acetone (CH3COCH3)

Ignition delay

Shock Tube

• S. Pichon, G. Black, N. Chaumeix, M. Yahyaoui, J.M. Simmie, H.J. Curran and R. Donohue
  The combustion chemistry of a fuel tracer: Measured flame speeds and ignition delays and a detailed chemical kinetic model for the oxidation of acetone download
  Combustion and Flame 156 (2009) 494–504

Speciation

Flow Reactor

• M.U. Alzueta, Z. Serinyel, J. M. Simmie and H. J. Curran
  Oxidation of Acetone and Its Interaction with Nitric Oxide download
  Energy Fuels 2010, 24, 1511–1520

Methanol (CH3OH)

Ignition delay

Shock Tube

• C.T. Bowman
  A shock-tube investigation of the high-temperature oxidation of methanol. download
  Combustion and Flame, 1975. 25: p. 343-354.
• K. Fieweger, R. Blumenthal, G. Adomeit,
  Self-Ignition of S.I. Engine Model Fuels: A Shock Tube Investigation at High Pressure download
  Combust. Flame 109 (1997) 599-619.
• Noorani, K.E., B. Akih-Kumgeh, and J.M. Bergthorson
  Comparative High Temperature Shock Tube Ignition of C1-C4 Primary Alcohols. download
  Energy & Fuels, 2010. 24(11): p. 5834-5843.

Speciation

Flow Reactor

• T.J. Held and F.L. Dryer
  A Comprehensive Mechanism for Methanol Oxidation download
  Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 805–830, 1998