Title
Infrared thermography and numerical study of vaporization characteristics of pure and blended bio-fuel droplets
Abbreviated Journal Title
Int. J. Heat Mass Transf.
Keywords
Multi-component droplets; Bio-fuel; IR thermography; Levitated droplet; EVAPORATION; COMBUSTION; STREAM; SPRAYS; HEAT; Thermodynamics; Engineering, Mechanical; Mechanics
Abstract
The combustion dynamics and stability are dependent on the quality of mixing and vaporization of the liquid fuel in the pre-mixer. The vaporization characteristics of different blends of bio-fuel droplets injected into the air stream in the pre-mixer have been modeled. Two major alternate fuels analyzed are ethanol and Rapeseed Methyl Esters (RME). Ethanol is being used as a substitute of gasoline, while RME has been considered as an alternative for diesel. In the current work, the vaporization characteristics of a single droplet in a simple pre-mixer has been studied for pure ethanol and RME in a hot air jet at a temperature of 800 K. In addition, the behavior of the fuels when they are mixed with conventional fuels like gasoline and diesel is also studied. Temperature gradients and vaporization efficiency for different blends of bio-conventional fuel mixture are compared with one another. Smaller droplets vaporize faster than larger droplets ensuring homogenous mixture. The model was validated using an experiment involving convection heating of acoustically levitated fuel droplets and IR-thermography to visualize and quantify the vaporization characteristics of different bio-fuel blends downstream of the pre-mixer. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Journal Title
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Volume
53
Issue/Number
19-20
Publication Date
1-1-2010
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
3862
Last Page
3873
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0017-9310
Recommended Citation
"Infrared thermography and numerical study of vaporization characteristics of pure and blended bio-fuel droplets" (2010). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 723.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/723
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