SET Proceedings 2978-4387 Caravel Press 10.65582/set.2008.051 2008.051 Self sustained reformation of diesel fuel MansurRakib M. PlaksinVadim Yu. KimJi Hun KoMin Kook YunEun Young MokYoung Son LeeHeon–Ju hjlee@cheju.ac.kr Department of Nuclear & Energy Engineering, Cheju National University, South Korea Department of Chemical Engineering, Cheju National University, South Korea 24082008 7 1 978-1-995850-08-5 395 400 24 August 2008 © 2008 Copyright WSSET 2008

Reformation of diesel fuel was performed using a silicon carbide (SiC) block with penetrating walls. The atomized fuel was spray injected to the electrically heated block. The fuel-air mixture was reformed by partial oxidation and changed to synthesis gas including CO, CO2, H2O, O2 & H2. The composition of the reformed gas was measured with varying fuel-air ratios. The degree of reformation changes with the temperature and a maximum reformation efficiency of ~90% is attained at around 850 °C.

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