Burnout of soot particles in a two-stage burner with a JP-8 surrogate fuel

This work focuses on the understanding of the oxidation of soot particles which were the result of using a JP-8 surrogate fuel in a two-stage burner. The two-stage system consists of an initial premixed burner where soot was generated with an air/fuel mixture, specifically a JP-8 surrogate (m-xylene...

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Published in:Combustion and flame 2012-07, Vol.159 (7), p.2441-2448
Main Authors: Echavarria, Carlos A., Jaramillo, Isabel C., Sarofim, Adel F., Lighty, JoAnn S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Combustion
Combustion. Flame
Concentration (composition)
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Exact sciences and technology
Fuels
JP-8
m-Xylene flames
Mathematical models
n-Dodecane flames
Nanostructure
Oxidation
Particle size distribution
Soot
Soot oxidation
Soot size distribution
Theoretical studies. Data and constants. Metering
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Summary:This work focuses on the understanding of the oxidation of soot particles which were the result of using a JP-8 surrogate fuel in a two-stage burner. The two-stage system consists of an initial premixed burner where soot was generated with an air/fuel mixture, specifically a JP-8 surrogate (m-xylene and n-dodecane), under a variety of conditions. Downstream, the soot-laden combustion gases were passed through a second, flat-flame burner where soot was burned out under fuel-lean or slightly fuel-rich conditions. Soot oxidation in the secondary burner was determined by investigating particle size distribution (PSD), flame temperature, gas-phase composition, soot surface area, and soot morphology and nanostructure as a function of the height above the second burner (HAB). Measurements of soot size distribution and number concentration as a function of the HAB under fuel lean (Φoverall=0.8) and slightly rich (Φoverall=1.14) conditions showed a decrease in particle mean diameter and a significant increase in number concentration in the region where O2 concentration decreased. In this region, the effectiveness factor for O2 was found to be 1, indicating the potential for internal oxygen diffusion and burning. This caused both the breakup of the bridges cementing primary particles and the rupture of the primary particles. Higher in the burner, where modeling suggested the presence of OH*, soot oxidation was attributed to OH* mechanisms which are faster as compared to O2 oxidation.
ISSN:0010-2180
1556-2921
DOI:10.1016/j.combustflame.2012.03.011