Spark Ignition - Effect of Molecular Structure
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 44 (11):
2656--2662 (November 1952)DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ie50515a048
Abstract
The minimum spark ignition energy has been determined for a large
number of fuel types employing stoichiometric fuel-air mistures at
a pressure of one atmosphere. In sonie cases the fuel-air ratio has
been varied. These data have been used to compare the effectiveness
of structural changes on the ignition energy and the results are
summarized in a set of general principles. Applying these principles
and comparing the molecular structure of most any organic molecule
with those examined in this paper, it is possible to predict its
ignition energy with reasonable accuracy.