Results and Publications

Research Areas & Activities Solar Energy Biomass Energy Hydrogen Advanced Combustion Low Exergy Loss Chemical Engines Optimization of Synthetic Oxygenated Fuels Sensors for Advanced Combustion Systems Coal and Biomass Char Reactivity Development of Low-Irreversibility Engines Controlled Combustion Process Informatics CO₂ Capture CO₂ Storage Advanced Materials & Catalysts Advanced Coal Advanced Transportation Other Renewables Integrated Assessment Advanced Nuclear Energy Energy Distribution & Infrastructures Geoengineering All Activities Analysis Activities Technical Reports

Research

Optimization of Synthetic Oxygenated Fuels

September 2005 - February 2009

Investigators

Craig T. Bowman, David M. Golden, Ronald K. Hanson, Heinz Pitsch, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University; Ripudaman Malhotra, SRI International

Annual Reports

Publications

R. D. Cook, Davidson, D.F. and Hanson, R. K., High-temperature shock tube measurements of dimethyl ether decomposition and the reaction of dimethyl ether with OH,” submitted for publication to Journal of Physical Chemistry A, February 2009.
D. F. Davidson, Ranganath, S.C., Lam, K.Y., Liaw, M, Hong, Z. and Hanson, R. K., Ignition delay time measurements of normal alkanes and simple oxygenates, submitted for publication to Journal of Propulsion and Power, February 2009.
Z. Hong, Davidson, D. F., Vasu, S.S. and Hanson, R.K., The effects of oxygenates on soot formation in rich heptane mixtures: a shock tube study, Fuel, Vol. 88, No. 10, pp. 1901-1906 (2009).
Pepiot-Desjardins, P., Pitsch, H., Malhotra, R., Kirby, S.R. and Boehman, A.L., Experimental study and structural group analysis for soot reduction tendency of oxygenated fuels, Comb. Flame, 154, 191-205, 2008.

Updated October 2009