Other Subjects
Full Access
ChemInform Abstract: Novel Applications of Topological Indices. Part 2. Prediction of the Threshold Soot Index for Hydrocarbon Fuels.
First published: September 22, 1987
Abstract
The propensity of hydrocarbons to form soot in a diffusion flame is correlated for the first time against various topological indices.
ChemInform Abstract
The propensity of hydrocarbons to form soot in a diffusion flame is correlated for the first time against various topological indices. Two of the indices, the hydrogen deficiency index and the Balaban distance sum connectivity index, are found to be especially valuable for correlational purposes. For a total of 98 hydrocarbon fuel molecules of differing types, regression analyses yield good correlations between the threshold soot indices for diffusion flames and these two indices. An equation which can be used to estimate threshold soot index values in fuel molecules is presented.
