Experimental study of cyclohexane and methylcyclohexane oxidation at low to intermediate temperature in a motored engine

Abstract

This work concerns the oxidation of cyclohexane and methylcyclohexane in a motored engine at low to intermediate temperatures, which is largely unknown in the literature. The experiment is conducted with variable compression ratio from 4 to 15 at equivalence ratio 0.25 and intake temperatures of 120°C and 200°C. Results show that overall reaction activity, indicated by fuel conversion and carbon monoxide formation, is largely enhanced by the existence of the methyl group. Cyclohexane shows a stronger negative temperature coefficient (NTC) behavior than methylcyclohexane. Detailed product analyses reveal that conjugated olefins are the major product for cyclohexane and methylcyclohexane in bo..