An investigation into the effects of fuel boiling point and chemical type on the autoignition of single droplets of a number of pure hydrocarbons is reported. Ignition delay times were measured using the suspended droplet technique, and a numerical model was developed to extract reaction rate constants for the fuels. The results show that both fuel boiling point and chemical kinetics are important contributors to the ignition delay.
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