[HTML][HTML] Can laser-induced incandescence calibrated by laser extinction method be used for quantitative determination of soot volume fraction in laminar flames?

Z Zhang, L Zhou, X He - Applications in Energy and Combustion Science, 2023 - Elsevier
This review is conducted to assess the effectiveness of the laser extinction method (LEM)
calibrated laser-induced incandescence (LII) to quantitatively determine the soot volume …

Research challenges in combustion and gasification arising from emerging technologies employing directly irradiated concentrating solar thermal radiation

GJ Nathan, BB Dally, ZT Alwahabi, PJ Van Eyk… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - Elsevier
We review the distinctive combustion-related research challenges that arise from new
technologies under development to integrate combustion, gasification and pyrolysis …

Experimental and numerical study of variable oxygen index effects on soot yield and distribution in laminar co-flow diffusion flames

A Jain, DD Das, CS McEnally, LD Pfefferle… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - Elsevier
We study experimentally and numerically a series of methane-fueled laminar co-flow
diffusion flames to investigate the effects of variable Oxygen Index (OI) on soot yield and …

Experimental demonstration of the hybrid solar receiver combustor

A Chinnici, GJ Nathan, BB Dally - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
We report the first-of-a-kind experimental demonstration of a direct hybrid between a solar
cavity receiver and combustor, in which the functions of a solar receiver and a combustor are …

External irradiation effect on the growth and evolution of in-flame soot species

C Wang, QN Chan, S Kook, ER Hawkes, J Lee… - Carbon, 2016 - Elsevier
External irradiation–soot species interaction is a subject that is of great interest due to its
existing and future use in research diagnostics, nanomaterial synthesis and energy …

Novel solid-state solar thermal simulator supplying 30,000 suns by a fibre optical probe

ZT Alwahabi, KCY Kueh, GJ Nathan, S Cannon - Optics Express, 2016 - opg.optica.org
An efficient 3.168 kW solid-state solar thermal simulator (SSSTS), capable of supplying~
30,000 suns at a focal plane via a fibre optical delivery, has been developed. The source …

A Comprehensive Review of Optical Systems for Soot Volume Fraction Measurements in Co-Flow Laminar Flames: Laser-Induced Incandescence (LII) and Laser …

Y Wu, Z Zhang, WS Chai, L Zhou - Combustion Science and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Laser-Induced Incandescence (LII) has been widely acknowledged as a highly
effective method for measuring soot in co-flow laminar flames. Conversely, quantitative …

Measured global thermal performance of a directly irradiated suspension-flow solar particle receiver with an open aperture

A Chinnici, D Davis, TCW Lau, D Ang, M Troiano… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
We present an experimental investigation of the thermal performance of a 1-kW directly
irradiated suspension-flow solar particle receiver with an open (windowless) aperture under …

Experimental and numerical study of a hybrid solar-combustor system for energy efficiency increasing

M Sirignano, G De Falco, M Commodo, P Minutolo… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Coupling of traditional combustion technologies with solar thermal energy is fundamental to
enlarge the field of applicability and to lower the costs of renewable energy sources. A …

Experimental investigation of the influence of solar-to-fuel ratio on performance and stability characteristics of hybrid solar-MILD hydrogen processes

A Chinnici, GJ Nathan, BB Dally - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2021 - Elsevier
This study presents an investigation of the influence of solar-to-fuel energy input ratio (S/F)
on performance and stability characteristics of hybrid processes of solar and MILD …