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Published in final edited form as: Energy (Oxf). 2012 Jul;43(1):10.1016/j.energy.2011.11.013. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.11.013

Table 3.

Major models for the combustion of potential oxygenated components of fuel.

Components References of
chemical kinetic
models
Conditions of validation
Alcohols Ethanol Natarajan and Bhaskaran
1981 [21]
- Shock tube (T=1300-1700 K, P=101-203 kPa, Φ=0.5-2.0) [21].
Dunphy et al. 1991 [43] - Shock tube (T=1080-1660 K, P=182-466 kPa, Φ=0.25-2.0) [44].
Norton and Dryer 1992
[45]
- Flow reactor (T=1100 K, P=101kPa, Φ=0.61-1.24) [45].
Marinov et al. 1999 [46] - Shock tube [21]*, [44]*; Flow reactor [45]*.
- Laminar burning velocities in constant volume bomb (P=100-800
kPa, Φ=0.7-1.4) [47] and in counterflow twin-flame (P=101 kPa,
Φ=0.55-1.8) [48].
- Jet-stirred reactor (T=1000-1200 K, P=101 kPa, Φ=0.2-2.0) [49].
Saxena and Williams
2007 [50]
- Shock tube [21]*, [44]*; Counterflow twin-flame [48]*.
- Counterflow diffusion and partially premixed flames (P=101 kPa)
[50].
- Extinction in counterflow diffusion flames (P=101 kPa) [51].
Li et al, 2007 [52] - Shock tube [21]*, [44]*; Laminar burning velocities [47]*, [48]*;
Counterflow flames [50]*.
- Flow Reactor (T=800-950 K, P=304-1216 kPa, Φ=0.3-1.4) [52].
Cancino et al, 2010 [53] - Shock tube [44]* and (P=1000-5000 kPa, T=750-1220K, Φ=0.3-1.0)
[53].
Leplat et al. 2011 [54] - Shock tube [21]*, [44]*; Counterflow flames [50]*.
- Jet stirred reactor (P=101 kPa, T=890-1250 K, Φ=0.25-2.0) [54].
- Premixed laminar flat flame (P=5 kPa, Φ=0.75-1.25) [54].
- Laminar burning velocities in constant volume bomb (P=100-1000
kPa, Φ=0.7-1.4) [55][56].
n-and iso-
Propanol
Johnson et al. 2009 [57] - Shock Tube (T=1350-2000 K, P=101 kPa, Φ=0.5-2.0) [57].
Frassoldati et al. 2010
[58]
- Shock tubes [57]*.
- Counterflow diffusion flame (P= 101 kPa) [58].
- Flow reactors (P=101 kPa, T=1020-1120 K, Φ=0.61-1.18) [59].
- Premixed laminar flat flame (P=3.3-4.7 kPa, Φ=1.0-1.94) [60].
Butanol Moss et al. 2008 [27]
(4 isomers of butanol)
- Shock tube (T=1200-1800K, P=100-400 kPa, Φ=0.25-1.0) [27].
Dagaut et al. 2009
[61][62]
(n-butanol)
- Jet stirred reactor (P=101-1010 kPa, T=800-1250 K, Φ=0.25-2.0)
[61][62].
- Counterflow diffusion flame (P=101 kPa) [61][62].
- Laminar burning velocities in constant volume bomb (P=90 kPa,
Φ=0.8-1.2) [62][63].
Black et al. 2010 [64]
(n-butanol)
- Jet stirred reactor [61]*.
- Shock Tube (T=1100-1800 K, P=101-811 kPa, Φ=0.5-2) [64].
Grana et al.2010 [65]
(4 isomers of butanol)
- Shock tube [27]*, [64]*; Flow reactors [59]*; Jet stirred reactor
[61]*,[62]*
- Counterflow diffusion flame [62]* and (P=101 kPa) [65].
- Shock tube pyrolysis (P=71-101 kPa, T=1200-1600 K) [66].
Harper et al. 2011 [67]
(n-butanol)
- Shock tube [27]*, [64]*; Jet-stirred reactor [61]*, [62]*; Counterflow
diffusion flame [62]*.
- Shock tube (butanal:T=1200-1600 K, P=142-167 kPa, Φ=1.0-2.0)
[68]
- Butanol-doped methane diffusion flame (P=101 kPa) [69].
- Pyrolysis experiments in flow reactor (Tinl=673-749 K, Tmax= 923-
1080 K, P=172 kPa) [67].
n-Pentanol Togbé et al. 2011 [70] - Jet-stirred reactor (P=1013 kPa, T=770-1220 K, Φ=0.35-4.0) [70].
- Laminar burning velocities in constant volume bomb (P=101 kPa,
Φ=0.7-1.4) [70].
n-Hexanol Togbé et al. 2010 [71] - Jet-stirred reactor (P=1013 kPa, T=560-1220 K, Φ=0.5-3.5) [71].
- Laminar burning velocities in constant volume bomb (P=100-1000
kPa, Φ=0.7-1.5) [71].
Methyl esters Dimethyl
carbonate
Glaude et al. 2005 [72] - Counterflow diffusion flame (P=101 kPa) [73].
Methyl
butanoate
Fisher et al. 2000 [74] - Static reactor (P=40 kPa, T=541-741 K, Φ=3.25) [75].
Gaïl et al. 2007 [76],
2008 [77]
- Jet-stirred reactor (T= 800-1400 K, P= 101 kPa, Φ=0.375-1.13) [76]
[77].
- Flow reactor (T=500-900 K, P= 1266 kPa, Φ=0.35-1.5) [76].
- Counterflow diffusion flame (P= 101 kPa ) [76].
Dooley et al. 2007 [78],
2008 [79].
- Jet-stirred reactor [76]*; Counterflow diffusion flame [76]*; Flow
reactor [76]*.
- Shock Tube (T= 1100-1760 K, P=101-405 kPa, Φ=0.25-1.5) [79],
[78].
- Rapid compression machine (T= 640-949 K, P=1013-4053 kPa,
Φ=0.33-1.0) [79].
Hakka et al. 2010 [80] - Shock Tube [78]* and (T=1280-1990K, P=770-922 kPa, Φ=0.25-2.0)
[80].
- Rapid compression machine (T= 935–1117 K, P=1000 kPa, Φ=0.4)
[81].
- Jet-stirred reactor (T= 800- 850 K, P= 101 kPa, Φ=0.5-1.0) [80].
Methyl-2-
butenoate
Gaïl et al. 2008 [77] - Jet-stirred reactor [77]
- Counterflow diffusion flame (P=101 kPa) [77].
Bennadji et al. 2011 [82] - Shock Tube (T=1280-1930K, P=700-965 kPa, Φ=0.25-2.0) [82].
Methyl
hexanoate
Dayma et al. 2008 [83] - Jet-stirred reactor (T=500-1000 K, P=1013 kPa, Φ=0.5-1.5) [83].
Methyl
heptanoate
Dayma et al.2009 [85] - Jet-stirred reactor (T=550-1150 K, P=1013 kPa, Φ=0.6-2.0) [85].
Glaude et al. 2010 [84] - Jet-stirred reactor [85] *
Methyl
Decanoate
Herbinet et al. 2008 [86] No direct validation.
Glaude et al. 2010 [84] - Jet-stirred reactor (T=500-1100 K, P=106 kPa, Φ=1.0) [84].
Methyl
Decenoates
Herbinet at al. 2010 [87] No direct validation.
Heavier
methyl
esters
Naik et al. 2011 [88]
(Methyl Stearate, Methyl
Oleate)
No direct validation.
Herbinet et al. 2011 [89]
(Saturated C13, C15, C17,
C19 )
- Jet-stirred reactor (P=106 kPa, T=550–1100 K, Φ=1.0) [90]
(Methyl Palmitate/n-decane mixture).
Westbrook et al. 2010
[91][92]( Saturated C17
and C19 methyl esters,
methyl oleate, methyl
minoleate, methyl
linolenate)
- Jet-stirred reactor [90]*
(Methyl Palmitate/n-decane mixture).
- Jet-stirred reactor ((P=106 kPa, T=550–1100 K, Φ=1.0) [92]
(Methyl Oleate/n-decane mixture).
Acyclic ethers DME** Dagaut et al. 1996 [93],
1998 [94]
- Shock tube (T=650-1600 K, P=350-4000 kPa, Φ=0.5-2.0) [94].
- Jet-stirred reactor (P=101-1013 kPa, T=550-1275 K, Φ=0.2-2.5) [93]
[94].
Curran et al. 1998 [95],
2000 [96]
- Jet-stirred reactor [93]*, [94]*.
- Shock tube (T=650-1300 K, P=1317-4053 kPa, Φ=1.0) [97].
- Flow reactor (T=550-855 K, P=1216-1824 kPa, Φ=0.7-4.2) [96].
Fischer et al. 2000 [98] - Shock tube [94]*; Jet-stirred reactor [93]*.
- Flow reactor pyrolysis (T=1060 K, P=253 kPa), near-pyrolysis
(T=1118 K, P=101 kPa) and oxidation (T=1080-1086 K, P=101 kPa,
Φ=0.3-3.4) [98]
- Flow reactor (T=600-1500 K, P=101 kPa, Φ=0.5) [99].
Zhao et al. 2008 [100] - Shock tube [94]* [97]*; Flow reactor [96]*, [98]*, [99]*; Jet-stirred
reactor [93]*, [94]*.
- Shock tube (T=1241-1538 K, P=182-197 kPa, Φ=1.0-2.0) [100]
- Flow reactor pyrolysis (T=980 K, P=1013 kPa) [100].
- Premixed laminar flat flame (P=4 kPa, Φ=0.98) [101] and (P=101
kPa, Φ=0.67) [102].
- Laminar flame speeds in spherical bomb (P=101-1013 kPa, Φ=0.6-
1.7) [103][104] and stagnation flame burner (P=101 kPa, Φ=0.7-1.4)
[105].
MTBE** Brocard et al.1983 [106] - Static reactor (T=573-773 K, P=13 kPa, Φ=7.5) [106].
Curran et al.1992 [107] - Shock tube (T=1100-1900 K, P=355 kPa, Φ=0.15-2.4) [107].
Goldaniga et al. 1998
[108]
- Shock tube [107]*.
- Jet-stirred reactor (P=1013 kPa, T=800-1150 K, Φ= 0.5-2.0) [108].
Glaude et al. 2000 [109] - Flow reactor [45]*; Static reactor [106]*. Jet-stirred reactor [108]*.
Yasunaga et al. 2010
[110]
- Shock tube pyrolysis (T=900-1500 K, P=101-274 kPa) [110].
- Shock tubes oxidation (T=1400-1800 K, P=142-263 kPa) [110].
ETBE** Goldaniga et al. 1998
[108]
- Jet-stirred reactor [108]*.
Glaude et al. 2000 [109] - Jet-stirred reactor [108]*.
Ogura et al. 2007 [111] - Jet stirred reactor [108]*.
Yahyaoui et al. 2008
[112]
- Shock tube (T=1280-1750 K, P=200-1000 kPa, Φ=0.25-1.5) [112].
- Laminar burning velocity in constant volume bomb (P=101 kPa,
Φ=0.5-1.5) [112].
Yasunaga et al. 2010
[110]
- Shock tube pyrolysis [110]*.
- Shock tubes oxidation [110]*.
Diethyl
ether
Yasunaga et al. 2010
[113]
- Shock tube pyrolysis and oxidation (P=101-405 kPa, T=900-1900 K)
[113]
Dimethoxy
methane
Daly et al. 2001 [114] - Jet-stirred reactor (P=507 kPa, T=800-1200K, Φ= 0.444-1.778)
[114].
Dias et al. 2010 [115] - Premixed laminar flat flame (Φ=0.24-1.72, P=5 kPa) [115].
TAME** Goldaniga et al. 1998
[108]
- Jet-stirred reactor [108]
DIPE** Goldaniga et al. 1998
[108]
- Jet-stirred reactor [108]
Cyclic ethers THF**,
***
Dagaut et al. 1998 [116] - Shock tube (P=203-507 kPa, T=1000-1800 K, Φ=0.5-2.0) [116].
- Jet-stirred reactor (P=101-1013 kPa, T=800-1100 K, Φ=0.5-1.0)
[116].
Furan*** Tian et al. 2011 [117] - Premixed laminar flat flame (P=4.7 kPa, Φ=1.4-2.2) [117].
- Shock tube pyrolysis (T=1100-1700 K, P=2017 kPa) [[118]
(T=1533 K, P=26 kPa) [119].
*

Conditions presented above. Φ- equivalence ratio; T- temperature; P- pressure.

**

See full names and formulae in Table 1.

***

Not directly considered as a biofuel, but from the same family as potential biofuels.