Detailed chemical kinetic reaction mechanisms are developed for combustion of all nine isomers of heptane (C7H16), and these mechanisms are tested by simulating autoignition of each isomer under rapid compression machine conditions. The reaction mechanisms focus on the manner in which the molecular structure of each isomer determines the rates and product distributions
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