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Thermal cracking of China No.3 aviation kerosene was studied experimentally and analytically under supercritical conditions relevant to regenerative cooling system for Mach-6 scramjet applications. A two-stage heated tube system with cracked products collection/analysis was used and it can achieve a fuel temperature range of 700–1100 K, a pressure range of 3.5–4.5 MPa and a residence time of approximately 0.5–1.3 s. Compositions of the cracked gaseous products and mass flow rate of the kerosene flow at varied temperatures and pressures were obtained experimentally. A one-step lumped model was developed with the cracked mixtures grouped into three categories: unreacted kerosene, gaseous products and residuals including liquid products and carbon deposits. Based on the model, fuel conversion on the mass basis, the reaction rate and the residence time were estimated as functions of temperature. Meanwhile, a sonic nozzle was used for the control of the mass flow rate of the cracked kerosene, and correlation of the mass flow rate gives a good agreement with the measurements.
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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10672169 and 10742003)
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Zhong, F., Fan, X., Yu, G. et al. Thermal cracking of aviation kerosene for scramjet applications. Sci. China Ser. E-Technol. Sci. 52, 2644–2652 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-009-0090-8
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