Research Summaries

Back Fundamental Combustion Studies of Bio/Synthetic Fuels and Blends, and Characterization/Enhancement in Diesel Engines

Fiscal Year 2013
Division Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science
Department Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Investigator(s) Brophy, Christopher M.
Millsaps, Jr., Knox T.
Sponsor Office of Naval Research (Navy)
Summary This project supports the ONR initiative to investigate and characterize the fundamental combustion properties of bio-fuels and blends for drop in replacements for JP-5 and F-76 turbine fuels and to better understand the practical differences that may occur in Navy gas turbine and Diesel engines with the use of such pure and blended bio-derived Hydro-Reformed Jet (HRJ) and other synthetic fuels. Also studies will be performed to characterize transient plasma ignition (TPI) in both a controlled combustion bomb and a real Diesel engine.
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