Particulate and droplet diagnostics in spray combustion: Annual report and program plan

Technical Report · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5829233· OSTI ID:5829233

Semerjian, H. G.

The objective of this project is to investigate droplet evaporation, combustion and particulate formation processes in spray flames, using nonintrusive diagnostic techniques, and to delineate the effect of chemical and physical properties of liquid fuels on the above processes. The results of this study will provide an experimental data base, with well-defined boundary conditions, for the development and validation of spray combustion models. These models, in turn, can be used to develop computerized design methodologies, to predict combustor performance over a wider range of operating parameters, and to predict the effect of variations in fuel properties on combustion efficiency, radiative energy transfer, and pollutant emissions. 44 refs., 6 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: National Inst. of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (USA). Chemical Process Metrology Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AI01-86CE90213
• OSTI ID: 5829233
• Report Number(s): DOE/CE/90213-T2; ON: DE89015148
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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