Detailed Chemistry Promotes Understanding of Octane Numbers and Gasoline Sensitivity

Detailed kinetic models of pyrolysis and combustion of hydrocarbon fuels are now reliable tools which can aid the design of internal combustion engines required to meet the increasingly stringent pollutant formation and engine efficiency standards. The aim of this paper is to discuss and verify the potential of these kinetic models in analyzing the knock related combustion behavior of hydrocarbon fuels with particular regard to octane numbers...