A historical overview of experimental solid combustion research in microgravity

U Rojas-Alva, G Jomaas - Acta Astronautica, 2022 - Elsevier
Studying solid combustion phenomena in microgravity environments can be complex, and
this is furthered by many limitations and constraints in the available microgravity research …

Simultaneous reconstruction of flame temperature and soot volume fraction through weighted non-negative least squares and light field imaging techniques

Q Qi, C Xu, MM Hossain, J Li, B Zhang, J Li - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The flame temperature and soot volume fraction are important parameters for combustion
diagnosis, which reflect the combustion reaction process and play a significant role in …

Soot production and radiative heat transfer in opposed flame spread over a polyethylene insulated wire in microgravity

A Guibaud, JL Consalvi, JM Orlac'h, JM Citerne… - Fire Technology, 2020 - Springer
Flame spread over an insulated electrical wire is identified as a fire scenario in space
vehicles. In such microgravity configurations, the contribution of thermal radiation from …

Phenomenological model of soot production inside a non-buoyant laminar diffusion flame

G Legros, JL Torero - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2015 - Elsevier
An original phenomenological model for soot production inside a laminar, flat plate
boundary layer diffusion flame is presented. The model is compared with experimental …

Numerical and theoretical evaluations of a full-scale compartment fire with an externally venting flame

M Duny, D Dhima, JP Garo, HY Wang - Fire Technology, 2019 - Springer
Understanding of the physics and mechanisms of externally venting flames from enclosure
fires with parallel sidewalls at the opening is fundamental to investigating fire spread of U …

Interactions between soot and CH∗ in a laminar boundary layer type diffusion flame in microgravity

A Fuentes, G Legros, A Claverie, P Joulain… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - Elsevier
A three-dimensional laminar non-buoyant diffusion flame was studied with the objective of
improving the understanding of the soot production. The flame originated from a porous …

[HTML][HTML] 2D temperature tomography of a flame, based on VIS-NIR spectrometry

M Mosic, E Dobardzic, M Vicic, B Kasalica… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This research presents a new approach for reconstructing two-dimensional temperature
distribution in the firebox of a commercial coal power plant. The method involves measuring …

Numerical study of the effects of gravity on soot formation in laminar coflow methane/air diffusion flames under different air stream velocities

W Kong, F Liu - Combustion Theory and Modelling, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Numerical simulations of laminar coflow methane/air diffusion flames at atmospheric
pressure and different gravity levels were conducted to gain a better understanding of the …

Transport mechanisms controlling soot production inside a non-buoyant laminar diffusion flame

G Legros, A Fuentes, S Rouvreau, P Joulain… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - Elsevier
This study integrates new and existing numerical modeling and experimental observations
to provide a consistent explanation to observations pertaining flame length and soot volume …

Soot properties of laminar jet diffusion flames in microgravity

FJ Diez, C Aalburg, PB Sunderland, DL Urban… - Combustion and …, 2009 - Elsevier
The soot properties of round, non-buoyant, laminar jet diffusion flames are described, based
on experiments carried out in microgravity conditions during three flights of the Space …