A study of soot quantification in diesel flame with hydrogenated catalytic biodiesel in a constant volume combustion chamber

T Xuan, J Cao, Z He, Q Wang, W Zhong, X Leng, D Li… - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, diffused back-illumination extinction imaging and OH* chemiluminescence
imaging were employed simultaneously to measure the soot production, spray liquid length …

Effect of ambient temperature on flame lift-off and soot formation of biodiesel sprays

Y Wu, R Huang, Y Liu, M Leick, FL Chia-fon - 2010 - sae.org
Pure diesel and biodiesel were tested inside a constant-volume combustion chamber which
simulates the in-cylinder conditions similar to a diesel engine and is more flexible to change …

Experimental and numerical investigation on soot behavior of soybean biodiesel under ambient oxygen dilution in conventional and low-temperature flames

M Xiao, H Liu, X Bi, H Wang, CF Lee - Energy & fuels, 2014 - ACS Publications
Biodiesel is a type of particularly attractive alternative fuel for diesel engines. Many studies
have investigated the combustion and emissions as fueling biodiesel on diesel engines and …

Effects of ambient oxygen concentration on biodiesel and diesel spray combustion under simulated engine conditions

J Zhang, W Jing, WL Roberts, T Fang - Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
This study investigates the effect of ambient oxygen concentration on biodiesel and diesel
spray combustion under simulated compression-ignition engine conditions in a constant …

Soot emissions of various oxygenated biofuels in conventional diesel combustion and low-temperature combustion conditions

H Liu, X Bi, M Huo, CF Lee, M Yao - Energy & fuels, 2012 - ACS Publications
To investigate the effects of oxygenated biofuels on soot formation, oxidation, and
distribution, a detailed comparative study using the forward illumination light extinction …

Experimental investigation combined with steady-state and transient-state tests on soot characteristics of hydrogenated catalytic biodiesel/n-butanol blends

M Xu, P Jiang, W Zhong, F Yan, X Liu, Q Wang - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The utilization of biodiesel and biobutanol offers a promising approach to achieve energy
conservation and emission reduction in combustion engines. This study investigates the …

Simultaneous capture of liquid length of spray and flame lift-off length for second-generation biodiesel/diesel blended fuel in a constant volume combustion chamber

D Li, Z He, T Xuan, W Zhong, J Cao, Q Wang, P Wang - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
Simultaneous imaging of OH∗ chemiluminescence and Mie scattering of fuel spray have
been performed under reacting conditions in a constant volume combustion chamber aimed …

Soot measurements for diesel and biodiesel spray combustion under high temperature highly diluted ambient conditions

J Zhang, W Jing, WL Roberts, T Fang - Fuel, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents the soot temperature and KL factor for biodiesel, namely fatty acid
methyl ester (FAME) and diesel fuel combustion in a constant volume chamber using a two …

Characterizing sooting propensity in biofuel–diesel flames

MK Tran, D Dunn-Rankin, TK Pham - Combustion and flame, 2012 - Elsevier
As the world's oil reserves are limited, and as a partial mitigation of greenhouse gas
emission, renewable biofuels are being considered as important contributors to the future …

Combustion characteristics and soot distributions of neat butanol and neat soybean biodiesel

H Liu, CF Lee, M Huo, M Yao - Energy & fuels, 2011 - ACS Publications
The combustion characteristics and soot distributions of neat butanol and neat soybean
biodiesel were explored in an optical constant-volume combustion chamber using natural …