Nanoparticle additive fuels: Atomization, combustion and fuel characteristics

R Küçükosman, AA Yontar, K Ocakoglu - Journal of Analytical and Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoparticle additive fuels (NAFs) are new generation fuels containing nano-sized
functional agents that regulate combustion, atomization, and emission behavior without …

Recent ReaxFF MD studies on pyrolysis and combustion mechanisms of aviation/aerospace fuels and energetic additives

M Chen, W Li, H Zhang, M Liu, J Zhang, X Li… - Energy Advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Development of aviation and aerospace fuels requires deep insight into the pyrolysis and
combustion mechanisms. However, rapid and complex reactions during fuel combustion …

Carbon fibers as additives to engineer agglomeration and propagation of aluminized propellants

H Wang, E Hagen, K Shi, S Herrera, F Xu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
A major challenge in the application of aluminum (Al) in solid propellants lies in the
incomplete combustion and severe agglomerations of Al particles that cause two-phase flow …

Effects of nano-aluminum particle size on the explosion behaviors of aluminum/methanol nanofluid fuel spray

E Shi, X Yan, H Liang, X Chen, J Yu - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Aluminum/methanol nanofluid fuel, as a modified methanol-based fuel, demonstrates
promising application potential. However, the elucidation of its spray explosion disaster's …

Coalescence of Al2O3/Al, MgO/Mg, and MgO/Al two nanoparticles during combustion

C She, J Gao, Z Wang, S Jin, M Chen, L Song… - Applied Surface …, 2024 - Elsevier
Metal and metal oxide aggregates are easily sintered by migration–diffusion in combustion,
and the aggregates hold a complex morphological and structural variability that increases …

Investigation of the interaction of particulate matter and its separation from the gas flow in a multi-channel cyclone with recirculation

A Chlebnikovas, R Jasevičius - Granular Matter, 2022 - Springer
The deposition of ultrafine particulate matter (UFPM) in the gas flow in the channel occurs as
they settle due to adhesion and under the influence of gravity. A treatment of the multi …

Role of Surface Tension on Heat Feedback and Power from Energetic Composites

Y Wang, F Xu, G Issac Paul… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Heat feedback to the unburned reaction interface is an important controlling factor of the
velocity of the reaction front and power delivery. In this paper, we investigate the effect of …

Effects of oxidizers on the ignition and combustion characteristics of aluminum nanoparticles

Y Zhou, B Shi, Q Chu, L Liao - Computational Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Ignition and combustion of Aluminum nanoparticles (ANPs) under complex environments
are of great significance for various propulsion systems. In this study, we investigated the …

Ab Initio Driven Exploration on the Thermal Properties of Al–Li Alloy

X Chang, Y Wu, Q Chu, G Zhang… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Al–Li alloys are feasible and promising additives in advanced energy and propellant
systems due to the significantly enhanced heat release and increased specific impulse. The …

Revealing pressure effects in the anisotropic combustion of aluminum nanoparticles

X Chang, Q Chu, D Chen - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2021 - ACS Publications
The anisotropic combustion of aluminum nanoparticles (ANPs) under the flow impact is
examined in a wide pressure range from 5 to 100 atm using reactive molecular dynamics …