Combustion of Decane-Based Slurries with Metallic Fuel Additives

Metal-based reactive nanomaterials

“…20. An image showing a micro-explosion of a nanocomposite 2B þ Ti particle following its ignition [212]. The particle moves upward at about 50 cm/s and the image is taken with an open shutter camera.…”

“…Measurements describing combustion of individual reactive nanocomposite particles prepared by ARM were recently reported [212]. The powder-like material was incorporated into a liquid fuel (decane) and the produced slurry was aerosolized using an ultrasonic nozzle.…”

“…Applications of reactive nanomaterials as additives to liquid fuels [212], to enhanced blast explosives [224][225][226], and other compositions are also being actively explored and substantial progress is anticipated in the near future. New application areas of reactive nanomaterials are also being explored.…”

Combustion characteristics of fuel droplets with addition of nano and micron-sized aluminum particles

“…It was observed that the ignition probability for the fuel mixtures containing nanoparticles was significantly higher than that of pure diesel. Beloni et al [5] recently studied combustion of decanebased slurries with metallic nano additives using a lifted laminar flame burner, considering pure aluminum, mechanically alloyed Al 0. 7 droplets.…”

Numerical Investigation of Effect of Nano-Aluminum Addition on NOx and CO Pollutants Emission in Liquid Fuels Combustion

“…Tyagi et al [11] by using a simple hot-plate experiment, found that nano-aluminum significantly enhance the ignition probability of diesel fuel. Beloni et al [12] studied effects of pure aluminum, mechanically alloyed Al 0.7 Li 0.3 , and nanocomposite 2B + Ti as nano additives on flame length, flame speed and flame temperature of decane-based slurries. Comparing the burning characteristics of fuel droplets with nano-and micron-sized aluminum particles, Gan and Qiao [13] showed that for the same solid loading rate and the same surfactant concentration, the microexplosion behavior of the micron suspension occurred later than the nanosuspension.…”