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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Isooctane"”.
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Characterization of ETBE + Cl and Isooctane + Cl Combustion Products using Synchrotron Photoionization
… of a series of fuel additives (ETBE and isooctane) were studied at advanced light source in Lawrence Berkley National lab, using a multiplexed chemical kinetics photoionization mass spectrometer with tunable synchrotron radiation. Using Cl atoms as initiators in presence of oxygen, …
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Laminar burning velocity of mixtures of air with indolene, isooctane, methanol and propane
Thesis (Sc.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1980.
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Synthesis of Nanometer-sized Yttrium Oxide Particles in Diisooctyl Sodium Sulphosuccinate/Isooctane Reverse Micelle Solution
… of yttrium oxide nanoparticles in an AOT/isooctane reverse micelle solution. Two synthetic methods are compared. First is the precipitation reaction between yttrium nitrate and ammonia, second is the hydrolysis of yttrium isopropoxide. The effects of annealing of the resulting the yttrium …
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Laminar burning velocity of isooctane-air, methane-air, and methanol-air mixtures at high temperature and pressure
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1977.
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Thermochemistry reaction paths and oxidation kinetics on ketonyl and aldehydic nitrogen oxides, propene and isooctane: a theoretical study
… and temperature. Thermochemical properties of isooctane (2,2,4-trimethyl pentane) and its four carbon radicals from loss of hydrogen atoms, and kinetics of the tertiary isooctane radical reaction with O_2 are determined. The computed standard enthalpy of formation of isooctane from this study …
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The autothermal reforming of artificial gasoline
… of hydrogen by the partial oxidation of isooctane over Rh/Al2O3, Rh/CeO2-?l2O3 and Rh/CeO2-ZrO2 catalysts has been investigated. Oxidation was initiated at temperatures between 200 ?220 oC. The yield of hydrogen was 100%. CeO2-ZrO2 was found to be the best support. The production of …
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Dielectric liquid ionization chambers for detecting fast neutrons
… (TMS), Tetramethylpentane (TMP), and Isooctane, which each have intrinsic properties that make them attractive for fast neutron detection. Their electronic properties are similar to those of condensed noble gases, but they don't require cryogenic temperatures to maintain liquid phase. …
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An experimental investigation of fuel spray vapor phase characterization
… were measured for a pressure atomized, isooctane fuel spray.
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Investigations into the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by capillary gas chromatography
… acetonitrile, hexan e, cyclohexane, isooctane, octane, nonane, dodecane, benzene, toluene, p-xylene, o-xylene, and mesitylene. Temperatures of the capillary column, the injection port, the GC/MS interface, the flow rates of carrier gas and make-up gas, and the injection volume were …
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Reaction mechanisms of hydrocarbon and mercury systems in the atmosphere and in combustion: A theoretical study of thermochemical and kinetic properties
… on two reference fuels (the land vehicle fuel isooctane and the jet fuel JP-10), on smaller cyclic alkanes and ethers, and on the oxidation of mercury by the addition of halogens, in atmospheric and combustion environments. As illustrated in the combustion models developed, a fundamental …
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Knock behavior of a lean-burn hydrogen-enhanced engine concept
… (ON) of the primary reference fuel (mixture of isooctane and n-heptane) supplied to the engine that just produced audible knock. All tests were completed at 1500 rpm, MBT spark timing, with coolant temperature at fully warmed-up conditions and intake air temperature at 200 C. Various relative …
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A study to investigate the persistence of polydimethylsiloxane and to determine the detection of polydimethylsiloxane in a body fluid matrix following Cellmark’s Sperm Elution©
… evidence kits. All swabs were extracted with isooctane then analysed using an FTIR microscope and u-ATR accessory. No PDMS was detected on any swabs examined. Recently, the lubricating jelly used in sexual assault kits has been replaced with a more cost-effective option. Aquagel and OptiLube …
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Design and Experimental Characterization of Electrostatically Assisted Automotive Fuel Injectors
… droplets composed of blends of ethanol and isooctane. Substantial changes in droplet morphology depending on the polarity of the charge applied were found. In addition, to test charged sprays in a practical combustion system, an engine test cell was constructed using a spark ignition engine …
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Optimization processability of ss316l used natural hydroxyapatite from waste tilapia fish bones in metal injection molding
… solution was better compared to heptane and isooctane with respected higher percentages of palm stearin loss. The optimal condition of thermal debinding process was heating rate at 4 °C/min, temperature at 550 °C, 60 minutes of dwelling time and 4°C/min cooling rate and produced good quality …
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The Adsorptive Separation of Aromatic Hydrocarbon Mixtures
… aromatic compounds from binary solutions in isooctane or n-alkanes, naphthalene exhibited the best dynamic properties followed by dibenzothiophene and finally dodecylbenzene. The dynamic adsorption of naphthalene from different n-alkane solvents increased with a decrease in solvent molecular …
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Protein extraction using reverse micelles
… lysozyme activity (73.81 %) compared to an AOT/isooctane RM system (43.2 %). The effect of different salts (KCl, KF, KBr) on the FE and BE of BSA was investigated using the CTAB in mixture of 1-bromooctane, 1-hexanol and petroleum ether. The results indicated that KCl gave the highest extraction …
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Liquid-phase adsorption of n-paraffins on type 5A molecular sieves
… weight normal paraffins (C12, C16, and C20) from isooctane on type 5A molecular sieves. The literature relating to molecular sieve properties and applications, and to liquid-phase adsorption of high molecular weight normal paraffin compounds by zeolites, was reviewed. Equilibrium isotherms were …
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Mechanism and Application of a Heterogeneous Catalytic Hydrogen-deuterium Exchange Reaction for Polyolefins
… polyethylene (LLDPE). When mixed at 170 ºC with isooctane, Pt/Re-SiO2 catalyst, and gaseous deuterium, the polyolefins dissolve and undergo H/D exchange reaction at the surface of the catalyst, producing partially deuterium labelled polyolefins. Polymers with varying molecular weight, varying …
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Turbulent flame development in a high-pressure combustion vessel
… a 70 % methane/ 30 % hydrogen mixture, methanol, isooctane and a gasoline (Shell dutch-pura). The mixtures were varied from the lean ignition limit to rich limit up to a maximum equivalence ratio of 2. Further measurements were performed with iso-octane and the effect of r. m. s. turbulent …
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Part I: Circular dichroism studies of optically active charge transfer complexes. Part II: vapor phase and solvent dependence circular dichroism studies of some terpenes, α-phenylethanol, and α-phenylethylamine
… methanol, methylene chloride, 1,4-dioxane, isooctane, and n-heptane. A linear relationship between Z-values (a solvent polarity scale) and the shift of the n→π* and π→π* transitions was found. A negative π→π* CE was found at 206 nm for (5R)-(-)-carvone whose CD spectra had previously been …