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 …

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 …

Chemical speciation and soot measurements in laminar counterflow diffusion flames of ethylene and ammonia mixtures

M Zhou, F Yan, L Ma, P Jiang, Y Wang, SH Chung - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Ammonia is considered as one of the most promising alternative fuels due to its carbon
neutrality and the existing infrastructure for its mass production and delivery. However …

Soot formation in laminar flames of ethylene/ammonia

AM Bennett, P Liu, Z Li, NM Kharbatia, W Boyette… - Combustion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Co-firing NH 3 with other fuels is receiving growing interest as a feasible solution to improve
its combustion and emission properties. Previous studies mainly focused on NO x emission …

Chemical effects of hydrogen addition on soot formation in counterflow diffusion flames: Dependence on fuel type and oxidizer composition

L Xu, F Yan, Y Wang, SH Chung - Combustion and Flame, 2020 - Elsevier
We experimentally studied and kinetically modeled the effects of hydrogen addition on soot
formation in methane and ethylene counterflow diffusion flames (CDFs). To isolate the …

[HTML][HTML] From molecular to sub-μm scale: The interplay of precursor concentrations, primary particle size, and carbon nanostructure during soot formation in counter …

FP Hagen, P Vlavakis, H Bockhorn, R Suntz… - Combustion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The focus of this work is on counter-flow diffusion flames of C 2 H 4/air near the sooting limit
(f V< 500 ppb) to shed light on the transition of precursor molecules to primary soot particles …

[HTML][HTML] A computationally efficient approach for soot modeling with discrete sectional method and FGM chemistry

A Kalbhor, D Mira, J van Oijen - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel approach for the prediction of soot formation in combustion simulations within the
framework of discrete sectional method (DSM) based univariate soot model and Flamelet …

The effect of oxygen concentration in the co-flow of laminar ethylene diffusion flames

Z Sun, B Dally, Z Alwahabi, G Nathan - Combustion and Flame, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper reports an experimental study of the effects of oxygen concentration (OC) in the
oxidant stream on the characteristics of laminar co-flow ethylene diffusion sooting flames …

Effects of H2 addition on soot formation in counterflow diffusion flames of propane: A comparative analysis with He and N2 addition

Q Wang, L Xu, Y Wang - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Co-firing hydrogen (H 2) with hydrocarbon fuels is widely seen as an effective
pathway to reduce soot emissions. Nevertheless, the soot-reducing potential of H 2 can be …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of hydrogen enrichment and water vapour dilution on soot formation in laminar ethylene counterflow flames

A Kalbhor, J van Oijen - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Effects of simultaneous, together with separate addition of hydrogen to the fuel and
water vapour to the oxidizer on soot formation in laminar, counterflow ethylene diffusion …