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Modares Mechanical Engineering 2017, 17(9): 205-213 |
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Boghrati M, Moghiman M, Pourhoseini S H. Comparison of effects of adding various carbon nanotube concentrations and increase C/H mass ratio of liquid fuels on combustion behavior and flame thermal radiation. Modares Mechanical Engineering 2017; 17 (9) :205-213
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1- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
2- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Gonabad, Gonabad, Iran
2- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Gonabad, Gonabad, Iran
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The particles and atoms of carbon significantly affect radiation heat transfer and combustion behavior of flames. Number of carbon particles within the flame is increased by utilizing fuel with higher C/H mass ratio or adding carbon particles into lighter liquid fuel. In this study, the effect of adding various concentrations of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with hydroxyl functional group into hydrocarbon liquid fuel has been measured on temperature distribution and thermal radiation of the flame. Furthermore, the measured results compared with results of combustion behavior of liquid fuels with higher C/H value. The thermopile sensor and the lux meter were utilized to measure the flame thermal radiation (visible and infrared spectrum) and luminosity (visible wavelengths). Thermography technic and IR image were applied to determine the distribution of temperature and soot within the flame. The results showed that adding nanoparticles into liquid fuel increased the rate of chemical reaction kinetics, temperature and thermal radiation and decreased flame length. In addition, a rise in value of C/H of the liquid fuel increased temperature, flame length and thermal radiation and reduced the rate of chemical reaction kinetics. By adding 0.01% mass fraction of nanoparticles into the base fuel with C/H=5.46, thermal radiation increased by 3.4% as same as liquid fuel with C/H=5.52. The increase of nanoparticle concentrations increased the rate of chemical reaction kinetics, maximum temperature, thermal radiation and luminosity. In addition, the position of maximum temperature moved closer to the burner.
Article Type: Research Article |
Subject:
Combustion
Received: 2017/06/3 | Accepted: 2017/08/6 | Published: 2017/09/8
Received: 2017/06/3 | Accepted: 2017/08/6 | Published: 2017/09/8
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