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A detailed chemical kinetic model for oxidation of C 2 H 4 in the intermediate temperature range and high pressure has been developed and validated experimentally. New ab initio calculations and RRKM analysis of the important C 2 H 3 + O 2 reaction was was used to obtain rate coefficients over a wide range of conditions (0.003-100 bar, 200-3000 K). The results indicate that at 60 bar vinyl peroxide, rather than CH 2 O and HCO, is the dominant product.The experiments, involving C 2 H 4 /O 2 mixtures diluted in N 2 , were carried out in a high pressure flow reactor at 600-900 K and 60 bar, varying the reaction stoichiometry from very lean to fuel-rich conditions. Model predictions are generally satisfactory. The governing reaction mechanisms are outlined based on calculations with the kinetic model. Under the investigated conditions the oxidation pathways for C 2 H 4 are more complex than those prevailing at higher temperatures and lower pressures. The major differences are the importance of the hydroxyethyl (CH 2 CH 2 OH) and 2-hydroperoxyethyl 1 (CH 2 CH 2 OOH) radicals, formed from addition of OH and HO 2 to C 2 H 4 , and vinyl peroxide, formed from C 2 H 3 + O 2 . Hydroxyethyl is oxidized through the peroxide HOCH 2 CH 2 OO (lean conditions) or through ethenol (low O 2 concentration), while 2-hydroperoxyethyl is converted through oxirane. [2][3][4][5][6][7], shock tubes [8][9][10][11][12] and premixed laminar flames [13][14][15][16][17], covering a wide range of stoichiometries and temperatures. Most of the reported work, however, have been carried out at near atmospheric pressure. A few results are available from flow reactor studies at 5-10 bar [6], but despite their relevance for the chemistry in engines, gas turbines, and gas-to-liquid processes, data at high pressures are limited.The objective of the present study is to obtain experimental results for the oxidation of C 2 H 4 at high pressure (60 bar) as functions of temperature (600-900 K) and stoichiometry (lean to fuel-rich) and analyze them in terms of a detailed chemical kinetic model. The oxidation pathways for C 2 H 4 under these conditions are different from those prevailing at higher temperatures and lower pressures and the results of the current work help to extend the validation range for chemical kinetic modeling of C 2 H 4 oxidation. This paper is part of a series investigating the high-pressure, medium temperature oxidation of simple fuels: previously work has been reported for CO/H 2 , CH 4 , and CH 4 /C 2 H 6 mixtures [18,19]. The present kinetic model draws on this work, as well as recent results in tropospheric chemistry. Furthermore, the important reaction of C 2 H 3 with O 2 was characterized from ab initio calculations over a wide range of pressure and temperature. 3 ExperimentalThe experimental setup is a laboratory-scale high pressure laminar flow reactor designed to approximate plug-flow. The setup is described in detail elsewhere [18] and only a brief description is provided here. The system enables well-defined investigations of...

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