Recent progress in gasoline surrogate fuels

SM Sarathy, A Farooq, GT Kalghatgi - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2018 - Elsevier
Petroleum-derived gasoline is currently the most widely used fuel for transportation
propulsion. The design and operation of gasoline fuels is governed by specific physical and …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of fuel molecular structure on auto-ignition behavior–Design rules for future high performance gasolines

MD Boot, M Tian, EJM Hensen, SM Sarathy - Progress in Energy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
At a first glance, ethanol, toluene and methyl tert-butyl ether look nothing alike with respect
to their molecular structures. Nevertheless, all share a similarly high octane number. A …

Influence of functional groups on low-temperature combustion chemistry of biofuels

B Rotavera, CA Taatjes - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Ongoing progress in synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, and catalysis continues to
produce a diverse array of advanced biofuels with complex molecular structure and …

Compositional effects on the ignition of FACE gasolines

SM Sarathy, G Kukkadapu, M Mehl, T Javed… - Combustion and …, 2016 - Elsevier
As regulatory measures for improved fuel economy and decreased emissions are pushing
gasoline engine combustion technologies towards extreme conditions (ie, boosted and …

Autoignition behavior of gasoline/ethanol blends at engine-relevant conditions

S Cheng, D Kang, A Fridlyand, SS Goldsborough… - Combustion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ethanol is an attractive oxygenate increasingly used for blending with petroleum-derived
gasoline yielding beneficial combustion and emissions behavior for a range of internal …

Experimental and kinetic modeling study of C5 cyclic hydrocarbons pyrolysis at elevated pressures: Effect of unsaturation on the reactivity and PAH formation

H Wang, X Sun, Y Zhou, B Zhang, J Cao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
To further explore the decomposition behaviors of C5 cyclic hydrocarbons, important
components in the transportation fuels and pivotal intermediates in high-density liquid fuels …

Optimization of the octane response of gasoline/ethanol blends

J Badra, AS AlRamadan, SM Sarathy - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The octane responses of gasoline/ethanol mixtures are not well understood because of the
unidentified intermolecular interactions in such blends. In general, when ethanol is blended …

[PDF][PDF] A comprehensive detailed kinetic mechanism for the simulation of transportation fuels

M Mehl, K Zhang, S Wagnon, G Kukkadapu… - 2017 - repository.kaust.edu.sa
This work presents a recently compiled comprehensive model for transportations fuels
resulting from the collaboration of three research groups: LLNL, NUI Galway and KAUST. In …

Experimental and modeling studies of a biofuel surrogate compound: laminar burning velocities and jet-stirred reactor measurements of anisole

SW Wagnon, S Thion, EJK Nilsson, M Mehl… - Combustion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass is a promising alternative fuel source which can promote energy
security, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and minimize fuel consumption when paired …

Quantitative detection of products and radical intermediates in low-temperature oxidation of cyclopentane

L Sheps, AL Dewyer, M Demireva… - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We present a combined experimental and theoretical investigation of the autoignition
chemistry of a prototypical cyclic hydrocarbon, cyclopentane. Experiments using a high …