Ignition and combustion characteristics of boron-based nanofluid fuel

W Ao, Z Fan, Y Gao, Y Wang, P Liu, LKB Li - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
With its high gravimetric and volumetric heat value, boron-based nanofluid fuel is potentially
well suited for future high-energy propulsion systems. In this experimental study, we …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of aluminum nanoparticles in alternative fuel: Single droplet combustion experiments and modeling

IAS Ferrão, TSM Mendes, MAA Mendes, ASOH Moita… - Fuel, 2025 - Elsevier
In this work, the effect of adding aluminum nanoparticles on hydrotreated vegetable oil was
investigated experimentally and numerically in terms of nanofuel stability and single droplet …

Effect of aluminum nanoparticles size and concentration on the combustion characteristics of nanofluid fuel: Experiments and modeling

S Zhou, J Zhao, Z Zhao, H Liu, W Ao - Acta Astronautica, 2025 - Elsevier
Nanofluid fuel has garnered significant attention due to its potential to enhance combustion
characteristics, energy density, and ignition properties. The study comprehensively …

Insight into flickering/shedding in buoyant droplet-diffusion flame during interaction with vortex

SK Thirumalaikumaran, G Vadlamudi, S Basu - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
The interaction of incident vortex with buoyant diffusion flame of a pendant fuel droplet (n-
dodecane) is investigated in the present study. The flame stretching/shedding events occur …

Insights into the flame transitions and flame stabilization mechanisms in a freely falling burning droplet encountering a co-flow

G Vadlamudi, A Aravind, S Basu - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
The present study investigates the flame dynamics of a contactless burning fuel droplet
under free fall subjected to a co-flow. The dynamic external relative flow established due to …

Insights into the dynamics of wake flame in a freely falling droplet

G Vadlamudi, SK Thirumalaikumaran, S Basu - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The combustion of a freely falling dodecane droplet has been studied experimentally in a
droptower-like facility under ambient conditions. A unique ignition mechanism is used by …

Turbulent dispersion and evaporation of charged nanofuel droplet clouds under the influence of electrostatic fields

E Weiand, A Giusti - International Journal of Spray and …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The concept of smart combustion, where nanofuels and electromagnetic interactions are
combined to enhance the flame characteristics and improve the control of the combustion …

Dynamics of unsteady premixed flames in meso-scale channels under varying wall heating conditions

A Aravind, G Vadlamudi, S Basu - arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.07468, 2023 - arxiv.org
Understanding the dynamics of flames at small scales opens up opportunities to enhance
the performance of small-scale power generation devices, micro-reactors, fire safety …

Effect of the blast wave interaction on the flame heat release and droplet dynamics

G Vadlamudi, B Mohan, A Aravind, S Basu - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
The study comprehensively investigates the response of a combusting droplet during its
interaction with high-speed transient flow imposed by a coaxially propagating blast wave …