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Combustion Characteristics of a 1-Butanol Gel Fuel Droplet in Atmospheric Pressure Condition

상압조건에서 1-부탄올 젤 연료액적의 연소특성

  • 남시욱 (한국교통대학교 항공기계설계학과) ;
  • 김혜민 (한국교통대학교 항공기계설계학과)
  • Received : 2021.08.24
  • Accepted : 2021.09.07
  • Published : 2021.09.30
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Abstract

Combustion characteristics of a 1-butanol gel fuel were studied in atmospheric pressure condition. The butanol gel fuel was manufactured by adding hydroxypropyl-methyl cellulose (HPMC) as a gellant and the effect of the gellant concentration was observed. The combustion process of a single butanol gel droplet was divided into 3 stages including droplet heating, microexplosion, and gellant combustion. The flame was distorted compared to butanol + water mixture because of micro-explosion during the combustion. Increase of gellant concentration delayed the droplet ignition, but the combustion rate was improved due to the mass ejection during the micro-explosion.

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이 논문은 2021년도 정부(교육부)의 재원으로 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 기초연구사업임(No. 2020R1I1A306765612).

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