Bio-oils produced by biomass pyrolysis are substantially different from those produced by
petroleum-based fuels and biodiesel. However, they could serve as valuable alternatives to …

As the demand for powerful, light energy sources continues to grow, traditional
electrochemical batteries are no longer sufficient and combustion-based power generation …

In this study, we present a fuel-flexible dual-fuel combustor to simultaneously burn methane
and/or straight glycerol without preheating either glycerol or air by utilizing a novel flow …

Glycerol has very high kinematic viscosity and high vaporization and auto-ignition
temperatures, but it has been effectively atomized at room temperature by using a novel flow …

In a flow-blurring (FB) injector, atomizing air stagnates and bifurcates at the gap upstream of
the injector orifice. A small portion of the air penetrates into the liquid supply line to create a …

Efficient and clean combustion of jet fuels highly relies on their spray characteristics. Prior
studies have shown that the flow blurring (FB) injector developed in the recent decade could …

A twin-fluid pneumatic injector system with coaxial liquid and air streams mixed slightly
upstream of the outlet, is studied in a cross-flow arrangement to understand its working …

In this study, clean combustion of straight vegetable oil (VO) is achieved by utilizing a novel
flow blurring (FB) fuel injector with superior atomization characteristics. Experiments are …

Atomization and efficient evaporation at extremely small flow rates is an additional challenge
for liquid fueled small-scale combustor and burner applications. In the present study …

Jet fuels with various properties are desirable for different operational or environmental
advantages, necessitating fuel-flexible technology. For example, JP-5 (A-3) and alternative …