Recent contributions of flame-sampling molecular-beam mass spectrometry to a fundamental understanding of combustion chemistry

N Hansen, TA Cool, PR Westmoreland… - Progress in Energy and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Flame-sampling molecular-beam mass spectrometry of premixed, laminar, low-pressure flat
flames has been demonstrated to be an efficient tool to study combustion chemistry. In this …

Advances in sulfur chemistry for treatment of acid gases

AK Gupta, S Ibrahim, A Al Shoaibi - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2016 - Elsevier
Increased energy demand worldwide has caused faster depletion of sweet feedstock and
increased exploitation of sourer hydrocarbon fuels. These fuels often contain acid gases (H …

A reduced toluene reference fuel chemical kinetic mechanism for combustion and polycyclic-aromatic hydrocarbon predictions

H Wang, M Yao, Z Yue, M Jia, RD Reitz - Combustion and Flame, 2015 - Elsevier
A reduced toluene reference fuel (TRF, n-heptane, iso-octane and toluene)-polycyclic-
aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) chemistry mechanism with 109 species and 543 reactions is …

Comparative study of the soot formation process in a “nucleation” and a “sooting” low pressure premixed methane flame

P Desgroux, A Faccinetto, X Mercier, T Mouton… - Combustion and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The soot formation process was investigated in two low pressure premixed methane flames:
a reference sooting flame with equivalence ratio 2.32 and a so called nucleation flame with …

Experimental study of a fuel-rich premixed toluene flame at low pressure

Y Li, L Zhang, Z Tian, T Yuan, J Wang, B Yang… - Energy & …, 2009 - ACS Publications
A low-pressure premixed toluene/O2/Ar flame with the equivalence ratio of 1.90 was
investigated using tunable synchrotron vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) photoionization mass …

Investigation on chemical structures of premixed toluene flames at low pressure

Y Li, J Cai, L Zhang, T Yuan, K Zhang, F Qi - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - Elsevier
Chemical structures of premixed toluene/O2/Ar flames with five equivalence ratios (0.75,
1.00, 1.25, 1.50, and 1.75) were studied at low pressure (4.0 kPa). Synchrotron vacuum …

Investigation on fuel-rich premixed flames of monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Part I. Intermediate identification and mass spectrometric analysis

Y Li, L Zhang, T Yuan, K Zhang, J Yang, B Yang… - Combustion and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Fuel-rich premixed flames of seven monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (MAHs) including
benzene, toluene, styrene, ethylbenzene, ortho-xylene, meta-xylene, and para-xylene were …

A detailed kinetic modeling study of toluene oxidation in a premixed laminar flame

Z Tian, WJ Pitz, R Fournet, PA Glaude… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - Elsevier
An improved chemical kinetic model for the toluene oxidation based on experimental data
obtained in a premixed laminar low-pressure flame with vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) …

Development of an n-heptane/toluene/polyaromatic hydrocarbon mechanism and its application for combustion and soot prediction

H Wang, Q Jiao, M Yao, B Yang… - … Journal of Engine …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
A chemical reaction mechanism has been developed for modeling the combustion process
and polyaromatic hydrocarbon formation of diesel and n-heptane/toluene fuels. A reduced n …

Modeling soot emissions from wall films in a direct-injection spark-ignition engine

Q Jiao, RD Reitz - International Journal of Engine Research, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Due to the new challenge of meeting number-based regulations for particulate matter in
spark-ignition engines, and the important contributions of wall films to soot emissions, a …