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 …

Effects of ambient oxygen concentration on soot temperature and concentration for biodiesel and diesel spray combustion

J Zhang, W Jing, WL Roberts, T Fang - Journal of Energy …, 2015 - ascelibrary.org
Ambient oxygen concentration, a key variable directly related to exhaust gas recirculation
(EGR) levels in diesel engines, plays a significant role in particulate matter (PM) and …

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 …

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 …

Numerical analysis of the effects of biodiesel unsaturation levels on combustion and emission characteristics under conventional and diluted air conditions

X Cheng, HK Ng, S Gan, JH Ho, KM Pang - Energy & Fuels, 2018 - ACS Publications
This work presents a numerical analysis of spray combustion and associated emissions
formation for methyl esters of soybean (SME) and coconut (CME) in a constant volume bomb …

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 biodiesel saturation on soot formation in diesel engines

Z Wang, L Li, J Wang, RD Reitz - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
To understand soot formation in a diesel engine fueled with different biodiesels, a numerical
study was performed using the KIVA-3V code, combined with a multi-step …

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 …

Investigation about temperature effects on soot mechanisms using a phenomenological soot model of real biodiesel

X Bi, X Qiao, CF Lee - Energy & fuels, 2013 - ACS Publications
A phenomenological soot model of real biodiesel was proposed to investigate the effects of
initial ambient temperatures on combustion and soot emission characteristics of soybean …

Experimental investigation of the impact of biodiesel on the combustion and emission characteristics of a heavy duty diesel engine at various altitudes

L Yu, Y Ge, J Tan, C He, X Wang, H Liu, W Zhao, J Guo… - Fuel, 2014 - Elsevier
As a widely recommended alternative fuel for diesel engines, biodiesel has been proven to
be useful for the reduction of emissions from diesel engines, especially particle emissions …