Autoignition and preliminary heat release of gasoline surrogates and their blends with ethanol at engine-relevant conditions: Experiments and comprehensive kinetic …

S Cheng, C Saggese, D Kang, SS Goldsborough… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This work utilizes a rapid compression machine (RCM) to experimentally quantify
autoignition and preliminary heat release characteristics for blends of 0 to 30% ethanol by …

Kinetic modeling of butanol combustion: A comprehensive review covering high-and low-temperature reactions, composite combustion, and engine simulation

Y Hua, D Gao, J Liao, C Tao - Fuel, 2025 - Elsevier
Butanol is a highly promising alternative fuel in the context of carbon neutrality. Attaining a
thorough understanding of its chemical transformation mechanisms is pivotal for optimizing …

Replicating HCCI-like autoignition behavior: What gasoline surrogate fidelity is needed?

S Cheng, SS Goldsborough, SW Wagnon… - Applications in Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work seeks to characterize the fidelity needed in a gasoline surrogate with the intent to
replicate the complex autoignition behavior exhibited within advanced combustion engines …

New insights into fuel blending effects: intermolecular chemical kinetic interactions affecting autoignition times and intermediate-temperature heat release

S Cheng, SS Goldsborough, C Saggese… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fuel blending effects on chemically-dominated fuel properties, such as gasoline anti-knock
quality, are influenced by fundamental chemical kinetic interactions between the blending …

Effects of isoalcohol blending with gasoline on autoignition behavior in a rapid compression machine: isopropanol and isobutanol

SS Goldsborough, S Cheng, D Kang… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - Elsevier
Alcohols, and particularly isoalcohols, are potentially advantageous blendstocks towards
achieving efficient, low-carbon intensity internal combustion engines. Their use in advanced …

Experimental and modeling study of C2–C4 alcohol autoignition at intermediate temperature conditions

S Cheng, D Kang, SS Goldsborough… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - Elsevier
C2–C4 alcohols are advantageous blendstocks identified by many research groups,
including the US Department of Energy Co-Optima Initiative, towards enabling efficient …

Understanding fundamental effects of biofuel structure on ignition and physical fuel properties

S Ahmed, K Lockwood, JH Miller, N Huq, J Luecke… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
The development of biochemicals and biofuels with advantaged properties of higher
combustion efficiency at lower emission levels can be aided by a priori prediction of critical …

Experimental kinetics study on diethyl carbonate oxidation

SP Cooper, CM Grégoire, YM Almarzooq, EL Petersen… - Fuels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Diethyl carbonate (DEC) is a common component of the liquid electrolyte in lithium ion
batteries (LIBs). As such, understanding DEC combustion chemistry is imperative to …

Theoretical study of H-atom abstraction by CH3OȮ radicals from aldehydes and alcohols: Ab initio and comprehensive kinetic modeling

R Tang, Y Han, H Chen, B Qu, Y Li, Z Lu, Z Xing… - Combustion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Reaction kinetics of H-atom abstraction from C 1single bond C 3 alcohols, including CH 3
OH, C 2 H 5 OH, NC 3 H 7 OH, IC 3 H 7 OH, and C 1single bond C 2 aldehydes, including …

Advances in predictive chemistry enable a multi-scale rational design approach for biofuels with advantaged properties

KS Lockwood, SF Ahmed, NA Huq… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent advances in computational resources and algorithm development have spurred
progress toward rational chemical design. However, progress towards automated rational …