Temperature Jump Pyrolysis Studies Of Rp-2 Fuel

Abstract

This paper explores the pyrolysis of RP-2, a rocket fuel derived from kerosene, on different catalytic surfaces relevant to endothermic cooling applications used in rockets. RP-2 fuel formulations contain thousands of compounds some of which breakdown at high temperatures by absorbing heat and sometimes form carbon deposits (coking). Thus the pyrolysis chemistry of RP-2 is an intense research topic. Here, Rapid Scan Fourier-TransformIinfrared (RS-FTIR) spectroscopy was used to measure the products of pyrolysis on different materials. The maximum temperature for the experiments was 800 °C with a temperature rise rate of 600 °C per second. Pressure in the chamber ranged from 5 to up to 25 atm. The materials chosen for the present experiments were nichrome and pure copper. The results show that pyrolysis products have a strong dependence on pressure.

Publication Date

1-1-2017

Publication Title

AIAA SciTech Forum - 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2017-0611

Socpus ID

85017277429 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85017277429

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