Decomposition kinetics of the rocket propellant RP-1 and its chemical kinetic surrogates
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- High-temperature fuel decomposition is an important aspect of fuel chemistry, and a thorough understanding of this process is necessary in order to accurately describe combustion chemistry. Two major motivations drive the study of kerosene decomposition. First, it is a vital building block upon which oxidation chemistry can be built, and second, it is used as a coolant in many rockets and high-speed aircraft. Measurements of fuel and ethylene time histories during decomposition of RP-fuels and their possible surrogate components were carried out between 1000 and 1500 K in two shock tubes. From these measurements, overall fuel decomposition rates for six fuels (RP-1, RP-2, JP-7, n-dodecane, methylcyclohexane, and iso-cetane) were determined and ethylene yields for four of these fuels (RP-1, n-dodecane, methylcyclohexane, and iso-cetane) were also determined. An RP-1 decomposition surrogate was formulated based on three targets: compound class, overall fuel decomposition rate, and ethylene yield. This resulted in a surrogate containing 32% n-dodecane, 59% methylcyclohexane, and 9% iso-cetane.
Description
Type of resource | text |
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Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
Extent | 1 online resource. |
Publication date | 2012 |
Issuance | monographic |
Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
Associated with | MacDonald, Megan Edwards | |
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Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Mechanical Engineering | |
Primary advisor | Hanson, Ronald | |
Thesis advisor | Hanson, Ronald | |
Thesis advisor | Bowman, Craig T. (Craig Thomas), 1939- | |
Thesis advisor | Mitchell, Reginald | |
Advisor | Bowman, Craig T. (Craig Thomas), 1939- | |
Advisor | Mitchell, Reginald |
Subjects
Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
Statement of responsibility | Megan Edwards MacDonald. |
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Note | Submitted to the Department of Mechanical Engineering. |
Thesis | Ph.D. Stanford University 2012 |
Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2012 by Megan Edwards MacDonald
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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