Soot nanostructure evolution evolves from variations in flame temperature and fuel/air equivalence ratio

Chung Hsuan Huang, Jeremy P. Cain, Randy L.Vander Wal, William M. Roquemore

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Abstract

Soot nanostructure can reflect the gas-phases species contributing to its formation. In previous studies of soot from a commercial gas turbine engine (GE CFM56 2C3) burning petroleum-derived and synthetic-based fuels, the soot nanostructure exhibited a progression associated with fuel compositions and engine conditions. In this study, two main parameters -adiabatic flame temperature (1600 & 2000oC) and fuel/air equivalence ratio (2.0 & 2.2) were varied to test their relative impact on soot nanostructure formation The soots were collected from the flat flame burning the petroleum based -JP-8, synthetic -FT, and the surrogates -Iso-Octane/n-Dodecane, m-Xylene/n-Dodecane, n- Heptane/n-dodecane, and n-Dodecane fuels on a McKenna burner. Images from highresolution transmission microscope (HRTEM) show that with higher adiabatic flame temperature and lower equivalence ratio contributes more fullerene- and graphitic-like carbon lamellae to the soot. Notably soots from synthetic-FT, and aliphatic -n- Dodecane fuels exhibit significant nanostructure at each tested condition and no progression with flame conditions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationFall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute 2013
PublisherCombustion Institute
Pages349-356
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781629937199
StatePublished - 2013
EventFall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute 2013 - Clemson, United States
Duration: Oct 13 2013Oct 16 2013

Publication series

NameFall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute 2013

Other

OtherFall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityClemson
Period10/13/1310/16/13

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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