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International Journal of Automotive Technology 2011;12(2): 183-191.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-011-0022-z
EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF FUEL MIXING EFFECTS ON SOOT STRUCTURES IN COUNTERFLOW DIFFUSION FLAMES
B. C. CHOI1, S. K. CHOI2, S. H. CHUNG2, J. S. KIM3, J. H. CHOI3
1Korean Register of Shipping
2King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
3Korea Maritime University
ABSTRACT
Experimental and numerical analyses of laminar diffusion flames were performed to identify the effect of fuel mixing on soot formation in a counterflow burner. In this experiment, the volume fraction, number density, and particle size of soot were investigated using light extinction/scattering systems. The experimental results showed that the synergistic effect of an ethylene-propane flame is appreciable. Numerical simulations showed that the benzene (C6H6) concentration in mixture flames was higher than in ethylene-base flames because of the increase in the concentration of propargyl radicals. Methyl radicals were found to play an important role in the formation of propargyl, and the recombination of propargyl with benzene was found to lead to an increase in the number density for cases exhibiting synergistic effects. These results imply that methyl radicals play an important role in soot formation, particularly with regard to the number density.
Key Words: Soot, Counterflow, Light extinction/scattering, Synergistic effects, Number density

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