Experimental and Kinetical Study of Component Volumetric Effects on Laminar Flame Speed of Acetone–Butanol–Ethanol (ABE)

Acetone–Butanol–Ethanol (ABE), as a clean and economical alternative transportation fuel, its component ratio has been reported to have a significant impact on spray combustion characteristics. To fundamentally clarify the interactions between components in ABE, the laminar flame speeds (LFS) and stretch effect of ABE mixtures with component ratios (6:3:1, 3:6:1, 1:6:3) and their individual components under a wide range of equivalence ratios (0.8–1.6) at 1 bar, 400 K, were measured, and the chemical kinetics were further analyzed. The results indicate that the LFSs of the three pure fuels follow the order of ethanol > n-butanol > acetone, while ethanol only propagates marginally faster than n-butanol. The LFSs of the three ternary mixtures distribute in between that of the ethanol and acetone. In addition, their LFSs follow the order of ABE631 < ABE361 < ABE163. The comparison among all the tested fuels shows that the addition of ethanol or n-butanol improves burning velocity, while acetone suppresses it....