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The Meaning of Activation Energy and Reaction Order in Autoaccelerating Systems
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Global reaction mechanisms and rate constants are commonly used in computational fluid dynamics models that incorporate chemical reactions to study aviation fuel thermal and oxidative thermal ...
Lean Blowout in a Research Combustor at Simulated Low Pressures
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A propane-fueled research combustor has been designed to represent the essential features of primary zones of combustors for aircraft gas turbine engines in an investigation of lean blowouts. ...
Surface Effects on Deposits From Jet Fuels
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Flow experiments in a single-pass heat exchanger using JP-8 and certain additives were initiated under controlled conditions to explore the effects of a metal surface on deposition. The experimental ...
JP-8+100: The Development of High-Thermal-Stability Jet Fuel
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Jet fuel requirements have evolved over the years as a balance of the demands placed by advanced aircraft performance (technological need), fuel cost (economic factors), and fuel availability ...
Design and Development of a Research Combustor for Lean Blow-Out Studies
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: In a modern aircraft gas turbine combustor, the phenomenon of lean blow-out (LBO) is of major concern. To understand the physical processes involved in LBO, a research combustor was designed ...
Isothermal Flow Fields in a Research Combustor for Lean Blowout Studies
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A propane-fueled research combustor has been designed and developed to investigate lean blowouts in a simulated primary zone of the combustors for aircraft gas turbine engines. To understand the ...
The Effects of Dissolved Oxygen Concentration, Fractional Oxygen Consumption, and Additives on JP-8 Thermal Stability
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Since dissolved oxygen participates in fuel deposit formation, knowledge of the effects of dissolved oxygen concentration on fuel thermal stability is critical for fuel system design. In this ...
Effects of Oxygen and Additives on the Thermal Stability of Jet Fuels
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A previously developed flowing single-pass heat-exchanger test rig (Phoenix rig) has been used to evaluate the effectiveness of various additives and the kinetic mechanism of both deposit formation ...
Studies of Jet Fuel Thermal Stability in a Flowing System
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A flowing, single-pass heat exchanger test rig, with a fuel capacity of 189 liters, has been developed to evaluate jet fuel thermal stability. This “Phoenix Rig” is capable of supplying jet ...
Effects of Back-Pressure in a Lean Blowout Research Combustor
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Experimental information is presented on the effects of back-pressure on flame-holding in a gaseous fuel research combustor. Data for wall temperatures and static pressures are used to infer ...