TY - GEN A1 - Malliotakis, Zisis A1 - Banyon, Colin A1 - Zhang, Kuiwen A1 - Wagnon, Scott W. A1 - Rodriguez Henriquez, Jose Juan A1 - Vourliotakis, George A1 - Keramiotis, Christos A1 - Founti, Maria A1 - Mauß, Fabian A1 - Pitz, William J. A1 - Curran, Henry J. T1 - Testing the validity of a mechanism describing the oxidation of binary n-heptane/toluene mixtures at engine operating conditions T2 - Combustion and Flame N2 - The aim of this work is to evaluate the influence of the n-heptane/toluene ratio on the reactivity of binary toluene reference fuels (TRFs), through a combined experimental and numerical work. Novel experimental ignition delay time (IDT) data of three binary TRFs of varying n-heptane/toluene ratios have been obtained in a high-pressure shock tube and in a rapid compression machine at conditions relevant to novel engine operation. Measurements have been performed at two pressures (10 and 30 bar), and at three fuel/air equivalence ratios (0.5, 1.0 and 2.0) for TRF mixtures of 50%, 75% and 90% by volume toluene concentration, over the temperature range of 650–1450 K. It was found that, increasing the n-heptane content, led to an increase in reactivity and shorter measured IDTs. Reduced sensitivity to the equivalence ratio was observed at high temperatures, especially for high toluene content mixtures. A … KW - The aim of this work is to evaluate the influence of the n-heptane/toluene Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2018.10.024 SN - 0010-2180 VL - 199 SP - 241 EP - 248 ER -