Modelling of fuel droplet heating and evaporation: Recent results and unsolved problems

SS Sazhin - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
The most recent developments in the modelling of heating and evaporation of fuel droplets,
the results of which were published in 2014–2017, are reviewed, and the most important …

Urea-nitrate combustion synthesis of MgO/MgAl2O4 nanocatalyst used in biodiesel production from sunflower oil: Influence of fuel ratio on catalytic properties and …

BR Vahid, M Haghighi - Energy Conversion and Management, 2016 - Elsevier
MgO/MgAl 2 O 4 nanocatalyst was synthesized by a simple, cost-effective and rapid method
and used in biodiesel production from sunflower oil. MgAl 2 O 4 was synthesized by …

Numerical and experimental study on the spray characteristics of full-cone pressure swirl atomizers

Y Sun, AM Alkhedhair, Z Guan, K Hooman - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Numerical and experimental studies have been performed to investigate the macroscopic
spray structure and spray characteristics of sprays generated by a full-cone pressure swirl …

Evaluation of droplet evaporation models and the incorporation of natural convection effects

AP Pinheiro, JM Vedovoto - Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 2019 - Springer
Evaporation of fuel droplets in high temperature gas environment is of great importance in
many engineering applications. There are already several theoretical models proposed in …

Experimental study on evaporation characteristics of single and multiple fuel droplets

J Wang, X Huang, X Qiao, D Ju, C Sun - Journal of the Energy Institute, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, evaporation experiments of multiple droplets are carried out in a stagnant hot
atmospheric environment (573, 673 and 773 K) using high-speed backlit image technique …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of particulate PAHs toxicity from alcohol-diesel blends fuelled high compression ratio CI engine

TK Sahu, PC Shukla, A Mondal, S Gupta… - Cleaner Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Transport and power generation applications will play an important role in current and next-
generation compression ignition (CI) engines. Methanol, ethanol, and butanol have …

Large eddy simulation of spray evaporation characteristics of alcohol-based fuels based on modified evaporation model with UNIFAC

R Zhang, X Xi, C Zhao, C Liu, S Xu, M Jia… - … Communications in Heat …, 2025 - Elsevier
An accurate description of spray atomization and evaporation behavior is an important
prerequisite for studying fuel spray's combustion performance and emission characteristics …

Comparative study of alternative biofuels on aircraft engine performance

MH Azami, M Savill - Proceedings of the Institution of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Aviation industries are vulnerable to the energy crisis and simultaneously posed
environmental concerns. Proposed engine technology advancements could reduce the …

Spray and combustion characteristics for light diesel/waste cooking oils blended with fuel additives inside an industrial boiler

MS Gad, A Mahfouz, A Emara - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The current experimental exploration aims at providing the effect of blending fuel additive
with light diesel oil (LDO) and waste cooking oil (WCO) on the spray and the combustion …

Near-field spray characterization of a spill return atomizer using a PIV laser sheet

HA Moneib, A Mahfouz, A El-Fatih, A Emara - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The Combustion of liquid fuels is largely dependent on effective ways of atomization. The
investigation of flow dynamics and atomization of alternative fuels is essential and …