Formation of carbonaceous deposits in a model jet fuel under pyrolysis conditions : Structure of jet fuels V

Recently, the mechanism responsible for the formation of graphitic carbon was studied under conditions where a normal alkane fuel is heated to 700°C. This report suggests that the mechanism consists of two steps, ring formation and ring growth. The goal of this work was to determine if the mechanism proposed by Nohara and Sakai could be responsible for coke formation under the supercritical conditions proposed in high speed aircraft.