Soot formation in laminar counterflow flames

Y Wang, SH Chung - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Many practical soot-emitting combustion systems such as diesel and jet engines rely on
diffusion flames for efficient and reliable operation. Efforts to mitigate soot emissions from …

On the mechanism of soot nucleation

M Frenklach, AM Mebel - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The mechanism of carbon particulate (soot) inception has been a subject of numerous
studies and debates. The article begins with a critical review of prior proposals, proceeds to …

Flame synthesis of functional nanostructured materials and devices: Surface growth and aggregation

GA Kelesidis, E Goudeli, SE Pratsinis - Proceedings of the Combustion …, 2017 - Elsevier
Combustion is essential to the manufacture of carbon black, fumed oxides, optical fibers
and, recently, new high-value products like carbon nanotubes, nanosilver and biomagnetic …

Effects of oxygenated biofuel additives on soot formation: A comprehensive review of laboratory-scale studies

L Xu, Y Wang, D Liu - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Oxygenated fuels have been widely used in combustion engines to tailor fuel properties,
improve combustion performance and reduce harmful emissions such as soot particles …

Rapid soot inception via α-alkynyl substitution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

P Liu, H Jin, B Chen, J Yang, Z Li, A Bennett, A Farooq… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Soot particles alter global climate and dominate the origin and evolution of carbonaceous
interstellar material. Convincing experimental evidence has linked polycyclic aromatic …

Investigation of the size of the incandescent incipient soot particles in premixed sooting and nucleation flames of n-butane using LII, HIM, and 1 nm-SMPS

C Betrancourt, F Liu, P Desgroux… - Aerosol Science and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Laser-induced incandescence (LII) measurements were conducted to explore the ability of
LII to detect small soot particles of less than 10 nm in two sooting flat premixed flames of n …

Determination of the volume fraction of soot accounting for its composition and morphology

GA Kelesidis, SE Pratsinis - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2021 - Elsevier
The soot volume fraction, fv, is essential for combustion engineering, air quality and climate
modeling. It is commonly obtained from mobility or optical data assuming soot spheres of …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution in size and structural order for incipient soot formed at flame temperatures greater than 2100 K

S Dasappa, J Camacho - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Soot formed in flames hotter than conventional combustion applications is expected to
undergo unique formation processes and develop a carbon structure distinct from typical …

Probing gas-to-particle transition in a moderately sooting atmospheric pressure ethylene/air laminar premixed flame. Part II: Molecular clusters and nascent soot …

F Carbone, S Moslih, A Gomez - Combustion and Flame, 2017 - Elsevier
A comprehensive investigation was conducted on a sooting ethylene laminar premixed
flame. The present contribution focuses on measurements of soot nuclei by: a) …

Experimental and kinetic study of the effects of CO2 and H2O addition on PAH formation in laminar premixed C2H4/O2/Ar flames

Y Zhang, L Wang, P Liu, B Guan, H Ni, Z Huang… - Combustion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper aims to investigate the chemical effects of CO 2 and H 2 O addition on PAH
formation in laminar premixed C 2 H 4/O 2/Ar flames using laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) …