Chapter 1Introduction
1.1Background
1.1.1The significance of biofuels to energy, climate and environment
1.1.2Novel oxygenated fuels and emission tests in engines
1.1.3Kinetic studies on the combustion of oxygenated fuels
1.2The object of this book and relevant research in literature
1.2.1Research objects
1.2.2Status of related research
1.3The research content and chapter arrangement of this book
Chapter 2Experimental, kinetic modeling and theoretical methods
2.1Experimental methods
2.1.1The low-pressure laminar premixed flame experimental set-ups
2.1.2The flow-tube reactor pyrolysis experimental set-up
2.1.3The jet-stirred reactor (JSR) oxidation experimental set-up
2.2Kinetic modeling methods
2.2.1Construction of kinetic reaction mechanism
2.2.2Thermodynamics and transportation parameter acquisition
2.2.3Kinetic simulation method
2.3Theoretical calculation method
2.3.1Ionization energies calculation
2.3.2Rate coefficients calculation
Chapter 3High-temperature combustion kinetics of carbonate ester and ketone fuels
3.1Introduction
3.2The high-temperature oxidation and pyrolysis kinetics of dimethyl carbonate
3.2.1Kinetic model development
3.2.2DMC pyrolysis in a flow tube
3.2.3Low-pressure laminar premixed flames of DMC
3.2.4Comprehensive validations of the kinetic model
3.3The high-temperature oxidation and pyrolysis kinetics of diethyl carbonate
3.3.1Kinetic model development
3.3.2DEC pyrolysis in a flow tube
3.3.3Laminar premixed flames of DEC
3.4Comparison of combustion characteristics of DMC and DEC
3.5Experimental and kinetic modeling study of low-pressure premixed flames fueled by two C5 ketones
3.5.1Kinetic model development
3.5.2Fuel consumptions and primary intermediates formation
3.5.3Formation of pollutant precursors
3.6Summary
Chapter 4The low temperature oxidation kinetics of polyether fuels
4.1Introduction
4.2Low-temperature oxidation kinetics of 1,2-dimethoxyethane (1,2-DME)
4.2.1Experimental condition
4.2.2Kinetic model development
4.2.3JSR low-temperature oxidation of ethylene glycol dimethyl ether
4.2.4Model validation under premixed flame conditions
4.3Low-temperature oxidation kinetics of dimethoxymethane (DMM)
4.3.1Experimental conditions
4.3.2Kinetic model development
4.3.3Low-temperature oxidation reactivity and species formation
4.4Summary
Chapter 5The blending effects of oxygenated additives under premixed flame conditions
5.1Introduction
5.2Experimental conditions
5.3Premixed flames fueled by ethane and DMM (or DMC) blends
5.3.1Model construction and validation
5.3.2Results and discussion
5.4Premixed flames fueled by benzene and ethanol (or DME) blends
5.4.1Kinetic model development
5.4.2Results and discussion
5.5Summary
Chapter 6Conclusions and perspectives
6.1Major conclusions
6.2Main innovations
6.3Perspectives
References
Appendix ANomenclature of species involved in low-temperature oxidation of polyether fuels
Appendix BChemical structures of the premixed flames fueled by binary fuels used for model validation
Acknowledgements