Abstract
Chemical kinetic mechanisms are an important tool used by engine designers to better understand the fundamental combustion properties of biodiesel. Recent developments into the modeling of simple and well characterized surrogates have led to a better understanding of the ester function during combustion, but these small molecules do not well represent the important combustion characteristics of real biodiesel. Therefore, the research focus has shifted to using larger fatty acid alkyl esters and/or long chain hydrocarbons as surrogate fuels. While these compounds provide a better representation of real biodiesel combustion, the chemical kinetic mechanisms are computationally unwieldy due to their large size. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineering (Montreal, Quebec, Canada 8/23-27/2009).
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages | nopagegiven |
| State | Published - 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineering: Incorporating the 59th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference and the 24th Interamerican Congress of Chemical Engineering - Montreal, QC, Canada Duration: Aug 23 2009 → Aug 27 2009 |
Other
| Other | 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineering: Incorporating the 59th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference and the 24th Interamerican Congress of Chemical Engineering |
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| Country/Territory | Canada |
| City | Montreal, QC |
| Period | 08/23/09 → 08/27/09 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Chemical Health and Safety
- Process Chemistry and Technology
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
