A comprehensive review on combustion, performance and emission aspects of higher alcohols and its additive effect on the diesel engine

Y Zhang, S Gao, Z Zhang, W Li, T Yuan, D Tan, L Duan… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The application of oxygenated alternative fuels in diesel engines is an effective way to solve
the energy crisis and environmental pollution. Higher alcohols (butanol and pentanol), as …

Effects of oxygenated biofuel additives on soot formation: A comprehensive review of laboratory-scale studies

L Xu, Y Wang, D Liu - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Oxygenated fuels have been widely used in combustion engines to tailor fuel properties,
improve combustion performance and reduce harmful emissions such as soot particles …

Experimental investigation on spray and combustion characteristics of dual-fuel collision of biodiesel and n-butanol

Q Zhang, J Xia, J Wang, Z He, Y Qian, X Lu - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The sprays collision phenomena exist in many diesel engines with two or more injectors. In
the dual direct injection strategy, the dual-fuel collision can realize different concentrations …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of the impact of oxygenated biofuel additives on soot emissions in laboratory scale

Z Zhang, J Hu, D Zhang, G Jia, B Zhang, S Wang… - Fuel Processing …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soot has harmful effects on the environment and human health. The formation process of
soot includes six steps: fuel pyrolysis, soot nucleation, coalescence, surface growth …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison between fossil and synthetic kerosene flames from the perspective of soot emissions in a swirl spray RQL burner

I El Helou, JM Foale, RS Pathania, R Ciardiello… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Swirl-stabilized turbulent spray flames operating at atmospheric pressure, with both a
conventional Jet-A kerosene ('A2') and a synthetic fuel blend ('C5') and radially-injected …

[HTML][HTML] Distributed combustion of diesel–butanol fuel blends in a mixture temperature-controlled burner

M Darwish, G Hidegh, D Csemány, V Józsa - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Butanol is a promising candidate to increase the share of renewable fuels in our liquid fuel
portfolio for industry and transportation. The combustion of four B0-B50 diesel fuel-n-butanol …

Experimental investigation on collision characteristics of dual-spray with different physical-chemical fuel properties: A case study of butanol-biodiesel fuel combination

Q Zhang, H Wu, S Mi, Z He… - International Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The dual direct injection strategy can flexibly control the reactivity distributions and
equivalence ratio, which shows a great potential in realizing clean and efficient combustion …

Impact of n-butanol substitution in ethylene on soot yields in laminar diffusion flames at pressures 3 to 10 bar

SS Yang, ÖL Gülder - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioalcohols are perceived to be cleaner burning fuels and generally are assumed to be soot
suppressants when blended with hydrocarbon fuels. Butanol isomers display some superior …

Effects of n-pentanol blending on soot formation in swirl-stabilized turbulent spray flames of Jet A-1 in a laboratory gas turbine combustor

RB Vishwanath, PA Carniglia, JK Weber, ÖL Gülder - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Although the influence of alcohol supplement on soot in hydrocarbons fuel combustion in
laminar flames and transportation engines is widely investigated, the information from well …

Experimental study on spray diffusion characteristics at various biodiesel-butanol blended ratios and ambient conditions

Q Zhang, J Xia, J Wang, Z He, W Zhao… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The depletion of fossil fuels and stringent emission regulations have encouraged the
development of renewable fuels, especially biodiesel and alcohols fuels. The aim of the …