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An Approach for Formulating Surrogates for Gasoline with Application toward a Reduced Surrogate Mechanism for CFD Engine Modeling by Mehl, M, Chen, J. Y, Pitz, W. J, Sarathy, S. M, Westbrook, C. K

“…The numerical study of engine combustion requires the coupling of advanced computational fluid dynamics and accurate chemical kinetic models. This task becomes…”
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A high-pressure rapid compression machine study of n-propylbenzene ignition by Darcy, D., Nakamura, H., Tobin, C.J., Mehl, M., Metcalfe, W.K., Pitz, W.J., Westbrook, C.K., Curran, H.J.

“…This study presents new ignition delay data measured in a rapid compression machine over a wide range temperature, pressure and fuel/air ratio. This data is an…”
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A comprehensive modeling study of iso-octane oxidation by Curran, H.J., Gaffuri, P., Pitz, W.J., Westbrook, C.K.

“…A detailed chemical kinetic mechanism has been developed and used to study the oxidation of iso-octane in a jet-stirred reactor, flow reactors, shock tubes and…”
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A Comprehensive Modeling Study of n-Heptane Oxidation by Curran, H.J., Gaffuri, P., Pitz, W.J., Westbrook, C.K.

“…A detailed chemical kinetic mechanism has been developed and used to study the oxidation of n-heptane in flow reactors, shock tubes, and rapid compression…”
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An experimental and kinetic modeling study of n-octane and 2-methylheptane in an opposed-flow diffusion flame by Sarathy, S.M., Yeung, C., Westbrook, C.K., Pitz, W.J., Mehl, M., Thomson, M.J.

“…Fischer–Tropsch (FT) fuels derived from biomass syngas are renewable fuels that can replace conventional petroleum fuels in jet engine and diesel engine…”
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Experimental and Kinetic Modeling Study of 3‑Methylheptane in a Jet-Stirred Reactor by Karsenty, F, Sarathy, S. M, Togbé, C, Westbrook, C. K, Dayma, G, Dagaut, P, Mehl, M, Pitz, W. J

“…Improving the combustion of conventional and alternative fuels in practical applications requires the fundamental understanding of large hydrocarbon combustion…”
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A new chemical kinetic method of determining RON and MON values for single component and multicomponent mixtures of engine fuels by Westbrook, C.K., Sjöberg, M., Cernansky, N.P.

“…A new method of using chemical kinetic reaction modeling to predict the Research Octane Number (RON) and Motor Octane Number (MON) of single component fuels…”
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Detailed chemical kinetic mechanisms for combustion of oxygenated fuels by Fisher, E.M., Pitz, W.J., Curran, H.J., Westbrook, C.K.

“…Thermodynamic properties and detailed chemical kinetic models have been developed for the combustion of two oxygenates: methyl butanoate, a model compound for…”
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Flame inhibition by phosphorus-containing compounds over a range of equivalence ratios by Jayaweera, T.M., Melius, C.F., Pitz, W.J., Westbrook, C.K., Korobeinichev, O.P., Shvartsberg, V.M., Shmakov, A.G., Rybitskaya, I.V., Curran, H.J.

“…There is much interest in the combustion mechanism of organophosphorus compounds (OPCs) due to their role as potential halon replacements in fire suppression…”
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Comprehensive chemical kinetic modeling of the oxidation of 2-methylalkanes from C7 to C20 by Sarathy, S.M., Westbrook, C.K., Mehl, M., Pitz, W.J., Togbe, C., Dagaut, P., Wang, H., Oehlschlaeger, M.A., Niemann, U., Seshadri, K., Veloo, P.S., Ji, C., Egolfopoulos, F.N., Lu, T.

“…Conventional petroleum jet and diesel fuels, as well as alternative Fischer-Tropsch (FT) fuels and hydrotreated renewable jet (HRJ) fuels, contain high…”
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Experimental and Modeling Study of Premixed Atmospheric-Pressure Dimethyl Ether−Air Flames by Kaiser, E. W, Wallington, T. J, Hurley, M. D, Platz, J, Curran, H. J, Pitz, W. J, Westbrook, C. K

“…Chemical species profiles have been measured at atmospheric pressure for two dimethyl ether (DME)−air flat flames having fuel/air equivalence ratios of 0.67…”
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Detailed chemical kinetic reaction mechanisms for soy and rapeseed biodiesel fuels by Westbrook, C.K., Naik, C.V., Herbinet, O., Pitz, W.J., Mehl, M., Sarathy, S.M., Curran, H.J.

“…A detailed chemical kinetic reaction mechanism is developed for the five major components of soy biodiesel and rapeseed biodiesel fuels. These components,…”
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Flame inhibition by phosphorus-containing compounds in lean and rich propane flames by Korobeinichev, O.P., Shvartsberg, V.M., Shmakov, A.G., Bolshova, T.A., Jayaweera, T.M., Melius, C.F., Pitz, W.J., Westbrook, C.K., Curran, H.

“…Chemical inhibition of laminar propane flames by organophosphorus compounds has been studied experimentally and computationally using a detailed chemical…”
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A comparative study of the chemical kinetics of methyl and ethyl propanoate by FAROOQ, A, DAVIDSON, D. F, HANSON, R. K, WESTBROOK, C. K

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Chemical kinetics of hydrocarbon ignition in practical combustion systems by Westbrook, Charles K.

“…Chemical kinetic factors of hydrocarbon oxidation are examined in a variety of ignition problems. Ignition is related to the presence of a dominant…”
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Detailed chemical kinetic reaction mechanism for biodiesel components methyl stearate and methyl oleate by Naik, C.V., Westbrook, C.K., Herbinet, O., Pitz, W.J., Mehl, M.

“…New chemical kinetic reaction mechanisms are developed for two of the five major components of biodiesel fuel, methyl stearate and methyl oleate. The…”
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Detailed chemical kinetic reaction mechanisms for primary reference fuels for diesel cetane number and spark-ignition octane number by Westbrook, C.K., Pitz, W.J., Mehl, M., Curran, H.J.

“…A detailed chemical kinetic reaction mechanism is developed for primary reference fuel mixtures of n-hexadecane and 2,2,4,4,6,8,8-heptamethyl nonane for diesel…”
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Modeling and experimental investigation of methylcyclohexane ignition in a rapid compression machine by Pitz, W.J., Naik, C.V., Mhaoldúin, T. Ní, Westbrook, C.K., Curran, H.J., Orme, J.P., Simmie, J.M.

“…A new chemical kinetic reaction mechanism has been developed for the oxidation of methylcyclohexane (MCH), combining a new low temperature mechanism with a…”
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Ignition of isomers of pentane: An experimental and kinetic modeling study by Ribaucour, M., Minetti, R., Sochet, L.R., Curran, H.J., Pitz, W.J., Westbrook, C.K.

“…Experiments in a rapid compression machine were used to examine the influences of variations in fuel molecular structure on the autoignition of isomers of…”
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Peritoneal carcinomatosis in nongynecologic malignancy. A prospective study of prognostic factors by Chu, D Z, Lang, N P, Thompson, C, Osteen, P K, Westbrook, K C

“…Regional recurrence of malignant tumors in the peritoneal cavity usually signifies a poor prognosis for the host and often results in gastrointestinal…”
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