Journal article
Formation of Oxides of Nitrogen in Monodisperse Spray Combustion of Hydrocarbon Fuels
Combustion science and technology, v 28(3-4)
01 Jun 1982
Abstract
Experimental results of exit plane NO/NO
x
emissions from atmospheric monodisperse fuel spray combustion are presented. Six different hydrocarbon fuels were studied: isopropanol, n-propanol, n-octane, iso-octane, n-heptane and methanol. The results indicate an optimum droplet size for minimizing NO/NO
x
production for all of the test fuels. At the optimum droplet diameter, reductions in NO/NO
x
relative to the larger and smaller drop sizes typically were in the range of 40-70 percent. For methanol and n-octane, minimum NO
x
occurred at droplet diameters of 55 and 48 μm, respectively, as compared to a 50 μm droplet size for isopropanol. The occurrence of the minimum NO
x
point at different droplet diameters for the different fuels appears to be governed by the extent of prevaporization of the fuel in the spray, and is consistent with theoretical calculations based on each fuel's physical properties. Estimates are also given for the behavior of heavy fuels and of polydisperse fuel sprays in shifting the minimum NO
x
point compared lo a monodisperse situation.
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Details
- Title
- Formation of Oxides of Nitrogen in Monodisperse Spray Combustion of Hydrocarbon Fuels
- Creators
- AHTISHAM A. Nizami - Drexel UniversitySURENDRA Singh - Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics , Drexel UniversityNICHOLAS P. Cernansky - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Combustion science and technology, v 28(3-4)
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]; Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1982NX75100002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0020141792
- Other Identifier
- 991019183919004721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Energy & Fuels
- Engineering, Chemical
- Engineering, Multidisciplinary
- Thermodynamics