The morphology and optical properties of soot produced by different fuels

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 715-723

  Colbeck, I ^a   Atkinson, B ^a   Johar, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b Fac of Chem and Petrol Eng   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTANE; COMBUSTION; DENSITY (OPTICAL); DIESEL FUELS; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; FRACTALS; FUEL OILS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MORPHOLOGY; PARAFFINS; SMOKE; WOOD;

ELECTROOPTICAL SCATTERING; PETROL;

SOOT;

BUTANE; DIESEL FUEL; FUEL; GASOLINE; PARAFFIN;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKE; SOOT; WOOD;

EID: 0031195136     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(96)00466-1     Document Type: Article

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