Theoretical Study of the Thermal Decomposition of a Jet Fuel Surrogate
Résumé
In a scramjet, the fuel can be used to cool down the engine walls. The thermal decomposition of the jet fuel changes the reacting mixture before its combustion. A numerical study of the pyrolysis of norbornane, a jet fuel surrogate, has been performed. Rate constants of some sensitive reaction channels have been based on theoretical calculations. The mechanism has been validated against experimental results and important and/or sensitive pathways have been derived.