title: Diesel Surrogate Fuels for Engine Testing and Chemical-Kinetic Modeling: Compositions and Properties.
abstract: The primary objectives of this work were to formulate, blend, and characterize a set of four ultralow-sulfur diesel surrogate fuels in quantities sufficient to enable their study in single-cylinder-engine and combustion-vessel experiments. The surrogate fuels feature increasing levels of compositional accuracy (i.e., increasing exactness in matching hydrocarbon structural characteristics) relative to the single target diesel fuel upon which the surrogate fuels are based. This approach was taken to assist in determining the minimum level of surrogate-fuel compositional accuracy that is required to adequately emulate the performance characteristics of the target fuel under different combustion modes. For each of the four surrogate fuels, an approximately 30 L batch was blended, and a number of the physical and chemical properties were measured. This work documents the surrogate-fuel creation process and the results of the property measurements.
authors.affiliation: Sandia National Laboratories, 7011 East Avenue, MS 9053, Livermore, California 94550, United States.
authors.forename: Charles J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.affiliation: Chevron Energy Technology Company, 100 Chevron Way, Richmond, California 94801, United States.
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Cannella
authors.affiliation: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, Washington 99352, United States.
authors.forename: J Timothy
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Bays
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80305, United States.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.affiliation: Chevron Energy Technology Company, 100 Chevron Way, Richmond, California 94801, United States.
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: DeFabio
authors.affiliation: Natural Resources Canada (CanmetENERGY), 1 Oil Patch Drive, Devon, Alberta, Canada T9G 1A8.
authors.forename: Heather D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Dettman
authors.affiliation: Natural Resources Canada (CanmetENERGY), 1 Oil Patch Drive, Devon, Alberta, Canada T9G 1A8.
authors.forename: Rafal M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Gieleciak
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80305, United States.
authors.forename: Marcia L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.affiliation: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, 4603 Flare Loop Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005, United States.
authors.forename: Chol-Bum
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Kweon
authors.affiliation: Marathon Petroleum Company, 539 South Main Street, Findlay, Ohio 45840, United States.
authors.forename: Steven S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: McConnell
authors.affiliation: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States.
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Pitz
authors.affiliation: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States.
authors.forename: Matthew A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ratcliff