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Experimental and kinetic study of NO/NO2 chemical effects on n-heptane high temperature auto-ignition

Journal

COMBUSTION AND FLAME
Volume 249, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2022.112604

Keywords

Shock tube; Ignition delay time; Nitrogen oxides; Chemical effects

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This study evaluates the conversion of nitrogen oxides from NO to NO2 in the presence of oxygen and applies the results to simulations. Experimental results show that the addition of NO/NO2 promotes ignition, especially at lower temperatures and higher concentrations. The kinetic analysis suggests that certain reactions involving NO and NO2 may effectively produce OH radicals and promote ignition.
Nitrogen oxides can be introduced into the combustion engine through exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and therefore change the reaction channel of hydrocarbon fuels. In this paper, we firstly evaluate the con-version of NO to NO2 with the presence of oxygen and later apply the results into the simulation. Shock tube experiments are carried out at equivalence ratio of 0.5, 1 and 2, and total NO/NO2 concentration of 10 0, 50 0 and 10 0 0 ppm. Experimental results show that for n-heptane equivalence at 0.5 and 1 and temperature lower than 1250 K, the addition of NO/NO2 promote the ignition and the promoting effects strengthen as the concentration of NO/NO2 increases. At a higher temperature , however, promoting ef-fects of NO/NO2 are negligible. The kinetic analysis suggests that reactions: NO + HO2 q NO2 + OH and NO2 + H q NO + OH may work as a reaction cycle to effectively produce the OH radicals and promote the ignition.(c) 2022 The Combustion Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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