The surface temperature and heat generation from reactions of ethanol-water-oxygen-nitrogen mixtures on a platinum wire catalyst were determined using microcalorimetry. A 127-micron diameter, 99.95% Pt coiled wire was placed crosswise in the quartz tube of a plug flow reactor. A sourcemeter with a four-lead technique allowed the platinum wire to measure its average temperature by serving as a resistance thermometer, and enabled us to determine the amount of heat generated from surface reactions. Ignition temperatures varied from 380 to 570 K and heat generation from 0.8 to 11.8 W/cm2 depending on the absolute amounts of ethanol and oxygen, the ethanol:water ratio, and the fuel-oxygen equivalence ratio. The addition of water to ethanol showed little to no effect on either the ignition temperature or the heat generation on the platinum wire at the maximum 60:40 ethanol:water mole ratio (∼83:17 ethanol:water liquid volume ratio) reported here. These experimental results aid in understanding the heat transfer processes of catalytic igniters used to ignite fuel-lean mixtures.
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ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference
March 13–17, 2011
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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- Heat Transfer Division
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Joshua Gibson,
Joshua Gibson
University of Idaho - Boise, Boise, ID
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Judi Steciak,
Judi Steciak
University of Idaho - Boise, Boise, ID
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Ralph Budwig,
Ralph Budwig
University of Idaho - Boise, Boise, ID
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Steve Beyerlein
Steve Beyerlein
University of Idaho - Moscow, Moscow, ID
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Joshua Gibson
University of Idaho - Boise, Boise, ID
Judi Steciak
University of Idaho - Boise, Boise, ID
Ralph Budwig
University of Idaho - Boise, Boise, ID
Steve Beyerlein
University of Idaho - Moscow, Moscow, ID
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AJTEC2011-44326, T20029; 10 pages
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March 1, 2011
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Gibson, J, Steciak, J, Budwig, R, & Beyerlein, S. "Measuring Ignition Temperature and Heat Generation From Ethanol-Oxygen-Water Mixtures on Platinum." Proceedings of the ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference. ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. March 13–17, 2011. T20029. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/AJTEC2011-44326
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