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  1. Key foundational fuels

Key foundational fuels

$\text{C}_{0-1}$ $\text{C}_{2}$ $\text{C}_{3}$ $\text{C}_{4}$ Aromatics
\(\text{H}_2\) (hydrogen) \(\text{C}_2\text{H}_2\) (acetylene) \(p\text{-C}_3\text{H}_4\) (propyne) \(1,3\text{-C}_4\text{H}_6\) (1,3-butadiene) \(\text{C}_6\text{H}_6\) (benzene)
\(\text{CO}\) (carbon monoxide) \(\text{C}_2\text{H}_4\) (ethylene) \(a\text{-C}_3\text{H}_4\) (allene) \(1\text{-C}_4\text{H}_8\) (1-butene) \(\text{C}_7\text{H}_8\) (toluene)
\(\text{C}\text{H}_2\text{O}\) (formaldehyde) \(\text{C}_2\text{H}_6\) (ethane) \(\text{C}_3\text{H}_6\) (propene) \(2\text{-C}_4\text{H}_8\) (2-butene)  
\(\text{CH}_4\) (methane)     \(i\text{-C}_4\text{H}_8\) (iso-butene)  
         
\(\text{H}_2\text{O}_2\) (hydrogen peroxide) \(\text{CH}_3\text{CHO}\) (acetaldehyde) \(\text{C}_3\text{H}_8\) (propane) \(n\text{-C}_4\text{H}_{10}\) (n-butane)  
\(\text{CH}_3\text{OH}\) (methanol) \(\text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{OH}\) (ethanol) \(\text{CH}_3\text{COCH}_3\) (acetone) \(i\text{-C}_4\text{H}_{10}\) (iso-butane)  
      \(\text{C}_4\text{H}_{4}\) (vinyl acetylene)  
      \(\text{C}_4\text{H}_{2}\) (diacetylene)  

In an earlier effort, FFCM-1 was developed for combustion of H2, CO, CH2O and CH4; the current FFCM-2 extends the coverage to all C0-4 foundational fuels. The current release truncates at C4 chemistry and does not consider aromatics (C6H6 and C7H8).


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