Low temperature oxidation of diesel–air mixtures at atmospheric pressure

Low temperature oxidation processes of diesel–air mixtures have been examined in a temperature range between T = 590 and 830 K for air ratios from λ = 0.1 to 1.2. The experiments were conducted in a flow reactor, where vaporized diesel fuel and air were merged in a specially designed mixing unit. In doing so the influence of physical processes like evaporation and mixing have been minimized and the chemical properties of the mixture are...