Laminar, sooting, coflow diffusion flames at atmospheric pressure have been studied experimentally and theoretically as a function of fuel dilution by inert nitrogen. The flames have been investigated with laser diagnostics. Laser extinction has been used to calibrate the experimental soot volume fractions and an improved gating method has been implemented in the laser-induced incandescence (LI...

[1] The influence of anthropogenic aerosol (sulfate and soot) on upper tropospheric (UT) clouds through ice nucleation is studied using the NCAR Community Atmospheric Model Version 3 (CAM3) with a double moment ice microphysics treatment coupled to a global aerosol model (LLNL/UMich IMPACT). Present-day and preindustrial simulations are performed and compared for two scenarios. In the first sce...

A three-dimensional laminar non-buoyant diffusion flame was studied with the objective of improving the understanding of the soot production. The flame originated from a porous ethylene burner discharging into a laminar boundary layer. Soot volume fractions were measured using Laser-Induced Incandescence (LII) and the spontaneous emission from CH∗ was determined using chemiluminescence. The mai...

Crossed Fe2O3 nanosheets supported cobalt oxide nanoparticles on three-dimensionally macroporous nickel foam substrate (xCo/Fe-NF) was designed and successfully prepared through a facile hydrothermal and impregnation route. These catalysts showed high catalytic soot combustion activities under self-capture contact mode. The three-dimensional macroporous structures of Ni foam and the crossed Fe2...

Simultaneous planar laser-induced incandescence, hydroxyl radical planar laser-induced fluorescence, and droplet Mie scattering are used to study the instantaneous flame structure and soot formation process in an atmospheric pressure, swirl-stabilized, liquid-fueled, model gas-turbine combustor. Optimal excitation and detection schemes to maximize single-shot signals and avoid interferences fro...

The main objective of the work presented in this paper will be to present and discuss the development and implementation of a numerical model to simulate soot formation and depletion in turbulent diffusion flames. The relevance of such model lays on the importance of tying the formation of soot to the ongoing reaction mechanism so that it is fully integrated into the combustion process. The mod...

Accurate knowledge of diesel particulate filter (DPF) loading is critical for robust and efficient operation of the combined engine-exhaust aftertreatment system. Furthermore, upcoming on-board diagnostics regulations require on-board technologies to evaluate the status of the DPF. This work describes the application of radio frequency (RF) – based sensing techniques to accurately measure DPF s...

The aging of soot is one of the key uncertainties in the estimation of both the direct and indirect climate effect. While freshly emitted soot is initially hydrophobic and externally mixed, it can be transferred into an internal mixture by coagulation, condensation or photochemical processes. These aging processes affect the hygroscopic qualities and hence the growth behaviour, the optical prop...

The influence of transport properties of inert additives on soot formation in a coflow axisymmetric ethylene/air diffusion flame has been numerically investigated. Detailed reaction mechanism and complex thermal and transport properties were used. The fully coupled elliptic equations were solved. The radiative heat transfer from CO, CO2, H2O, and soot was calculated using the discrete-ordinates...

The soot formation processes of conventional and low temperature diesel combustion were investigated by a newly developed Forward Illumination Light Extinction (FILE) soot measurement technique in a constant volume spray chamber. The FILE technique has the capability to obtain two-dimensional time-resolved quantitative soot measurements. For diesel combustion at conventional ambient condition, ...