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 …

Levitation and self-organization of droplets

VS Ajaev, OA Kabov - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2021 - annualreviews.org
We review studies of levitating droplets over liquid–gas interfaces and dry solid surfaces
with a focus on the physical mechanisms of levitation under different conditions. A …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into the evaporation characteristics of saliva droplets and aerosols: levitation experiments and numerical modeling

C Lieber, S Melekidis, R Koch, HJ Bauer - Journal of aerosol science, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding the transmission phenomena of SARS-CoV-2 by virus-laden droplets and
aerosols is of paramount importance for controlling the current COVID-19 pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] A simple model for puffing/micro-explosions in water-fuel emulsion droplets

SS Sazhin, O Rybdylova, C Crua, M Heikal… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
A new simple model for the puffing/micro-explosion of water-fuel emulsion droplets is
suggested. The model is based on the assumption that a spherical water sub-droplet is …

A new approach to modelling micro-explosions in composite droplets

SS Sazhin, T Bar-Kohany, Z Nissar, D Antonov… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
A new approach to modelling puffing and micro-explosion in composite water/fuel droplets is
proposed. This approach is based on the assumption previously made that a spherical water …

Heating and evaporation of suspended water droplets: Experimental studies and modelling

PA Strizhak, RS Volkov, G Castanet, F Lemoine… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The results of a series of experiments focused on investigation of the heating and
evaporation of suspended water droplets in a hot air flow (at temperatures up to 800° C) are …

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 …

Ice accretion for ships and offshore structures. Part 1-State of the art review

S Mintu, D Molyneux - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Marine ice accretion creates a hazardous condition to mariners serving in the cold regions.
Sea spray generated by the ship-wave interaction is one of the main contributing factors to …

[HTML][HTML] Time evolution of composite fuel/water droplet radii before the start of puffing/micro-explosion

RM Fedorenko, DV Antonov, PA Strizhak… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Puffing and micro-explosion processes in composite water/fuel (kerosene, Diesel fuel and
rapeseed oil) droplets are investigated experimentally and numerically, using the recently …

[HTML][HTML] A reactive molecular dynamics study of the effects of an electric field on n-dodecane combustion

EM Kritikos, A Lele, ACT van Duin, A Giusti - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract A reactive Molecular Dynamics (MD) study of n-dodecane combustion at high
temperatures under externally applied electrostatic fields is performed to investigate their …