Modelling Study of the Low-Temperature Oxidation of Large Methyl Esters

This study focuses on the automatic generation by t he software EXGAS of kinetic models for the oxidation of large methyl esters using a single set of kinetic paramet ers. The obtained models allow to well reproduce th e oxidation of a n-decane / methyl palmitate mixture in a jet-stir red reactor. This paper also presents the construct ion and a comparison of models for methyl esters from C 7 up to C 17 in terms of conversion in a jet-stirred reactor an d of ignition delay time in a shock tube. This compariso n study showed that methyl esters larger than methy l octanoate behave similarly and have very close reactivities.