Experimental and kinetic modeling studies of N-decane cracking initiated by nitromethane at supercritical pressure

The chemical heat sink of endothermic hydrocarbon fuel has been used to solve the thermal protection problem caused by the high temperature of the scramjet combustion chamber. The fuel is usually in a supercritical state in the cooling channel, so we studied the cracking of n-decane initiated by nitromethane under supercritical pressure in an electrically heated flow reactor. Based on the experimental results, the published low-pressure cracking model and the latest theoretical results, a detailed kinetic reaction model under supercritical conditions of n-decane cracking initiated by nitromethane, including 271 species and 1863 reactions, was established. Through the simulation of the experimental results and the experimental results in the literature, it was proven that this model had good simulation accuracy. The formation rate of n-decane was analyzed to obtain the consumption path of n-decane under supercritical pressure, especially the generation process of C 3 above alkanes. The influence of nitromethane on n-decane consumption and product distribution and the cause of its range of action were also analyzed, which provided a theoretical and model basis for the engineering application of fuel.