Soot formation in laminar counterflow flames

Y Wang, SH Chung - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Many practical soot-emitting combustion systems such as diesel and jet engines rely on
diffusion flames for efficient and reliable operation. Efforts to mitigate soot emissions from …

On the mechanism of soot nucleation

M Frenklach, AM Mebel - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The mechanism of carbon particulate (soot) inception has been a subject of numerous
studies and debates. The article begins with a critical review of prior proposals, proceeds to …

Study of the formation of soot and its precursors in flames using optical diagnostics

P Desgroux, X Mercier, KA Thomson - Proceedings of the Combustion …, 2013 - Elsevier
Soot particle emission from combustion processes is a significant environmental and health
problem. Optical detection is clearly the only viable choice for in situ PAH and soot …

Comparative study of the soot formation process in a “nucleation” and a “sooting” low pressure premixed methane flame

P Desgroux, A Faccinetto, X Mercier, T Mouton… - Combustion and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The soot formation process was investigated in two low pressure premixed methane flames:
a reference sooting flame with equivalence ratio 2.32 and a so called nucleation flame with …

A numerical study of high pressure, laminar, sooting, ethane–air coflow diffusion flames

NA Eaves, A Veshkini, C Riese, Q Zhang… - Combustion and …, 2012 - Elsevier
A numerical study is conducted of ethane–air coflow diffusion flames at pressures from 2 to
15atm. The model employed uses a detailed gas phase chemical kinetic mechanism that …

Soot particles inception and PAH condensation modelling applied in a soot model utilizing a sectional method

D Aubagnac-Karkar, A El Bakali, P Desgroux - Combustion and Flame, 2018 - Elsevier
This work aims at improving the understanding of soot formation in laminar premixed flames
with a strong focus on the interactions between soot and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons …

High-sensitivity detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons adsorbed onto soot particles using laser desorption/laser ionization/time-of-flight mass spectrometry: An …

A Faccinetto, P Desgroux, M Ziskind, E Therssen… - Combustion and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Species adsorbed at the surfaces of soot particles sampled at different locations in a low-
pressure methane flame have been analyzed. The analysis method is laser desorption/laser …

Excitation–emission matrix spectroscopy for analysis of chemical composition of combustion generated particulate matter

G Mahamuni, J Rutherford, J Davis… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Analysis of particulate matter (PM) is important for the assessment of human exposures to
potentially harmful agents, notably combustion-generated PM. Specifically, polycyclic …

Quantification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) found in gas and particle phases from pyrolytic processes using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry …

NE Sánchez, J Salafranca, A Callejas, Á Millera… - Fuel, 2013 - Elsevier
The outlet stream from combustion processes is a complex mixture of compounds which
depends on the specific operating conditions. Thermochemical processes operating under …

Experimental study of the influence of hydrogen as a fuel additive on the formation of soot precursors and particles in atmospheric laminar premixed flames of …

HQ Do, LS Tran, L Gasnot, X Mercier, A El Bakali - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
We report here the experimental investigation of lightly sooting methane premixed flames
with and without hydrogen. Two different approaches were considered to introduce …