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RP2-2 POSF5433
RP2 (Rocket Propellent 2) is a highly refined kerosene used as a rocket fuel.
Table I. Key properties [1].
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Property |
Value |
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Average formula |
C12.6H25.6 |
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H/C ratio (mole) |
2.04 |
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Average molecular weight (g/mol) |
177.0 |
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LHV (MJ/kg) |
43.8 |
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Model formula* |
C13H27 |
* For modeling purpose, it is necessary to use integer formula due to computer code limitation. For modeling purpose, use the fuel mass fraction, rather than the mole fraction [2].
Table II. Fuel composition [2].
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Type |
Mass % |
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n-paraffin |
13.4 |
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iso-paraffin |
39.7 |
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cycloparaffin |
46.2 |
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aromatics |
0.7 |
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others |
0 |
References
[1] M. Billingsley, personal communication, 2015.
[2] R. Xu, K. Wang, S. Banerjee, J. Shao, T. Parise, Y. Zhu, S. Wang, A. Movaghar, D.J. Lee, R. Zhao, X. Han, Y. Gao, T. Lu, K. Brezinsky, F.N. Egolfopoulos, D.F. Davidson, R.K. Hanson, C.T. Bowman, H. Wang, A physics-based approach to modeling real-fuel combustion chemistry - II. Reaction kinetic models of jet and rocket fuels, Combustion and Flame 193 (2018) 520-537.