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245 0 0 _aHot surface ignition of performance fuels
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270 _a25/08/2010 ; 25/08/2010
300 _a12 p. ; 363-374
520 _aTranscripción del resumen del autor. Ignition of flammable and combustible liquids by hot surfaces is a well-known hazard in motorsports where high-speed collisions and mechanical failures are common. In this paper, we present the results of 900 ignition tests of high performance fuels commonly used in motorsports applications including high-octane gasolines, nitromethane, and methanol. The results of the testing show that hot surface ignition is probabilistic in nature and cannot be defined by a single ignition temperature. It was found that hot surface ignition temperatures for the high-octane gasolines and methanol were several hundred degrees higher than published auto ignition temperatures for these fuels. While methanol has a higher octane number than standard gasolines, its hot surface ignition temperature was lower than gasoline. Nitromethane displayed ignition characteristics markedly different than the other fuels tested, igniting more than 200°C lower than gasoline blends and alcohols, and less than 50°C above its published auto ignition temperature.
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942 _cARTICULO
100 1 _aDavis, Scott
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100 1 _aKelly, Sean
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100 1 _aSomandepalli, Vijay
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