Multicomponent evaporation model for pure and blended biodiesel droplets in high temperature convective environment

Applied Energy

Volumn 93, Issue , 2012, Pages 71-79

  Saha, Kaushik ^a   Abu Ramadan, Ehab ^a   Li, Xianguo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative fuel; Biodiesel; Diesel biodiesel blends; Multicomponent droplet evaporation

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BLENDING; DIESEL FUELS; DROPS; EVAPORATION; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL SYSTEMS; GAS EMISSIONS; GASIFICATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEAT CONVECTION; SYNTHETIC FUELS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VAPORIZATION; VAPORS;

BIO-DIESEL FUEL; BLENDED FUELS; DIESEL-BIODIESEL BLENDS; DROPLET VAPORIZATION; EVAPORATION MODEL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIQUID PHASE; LOW VAPOR PRESSURES; MICRO EXPLOSION; MULTICOMPONENTS; PETROLEUM DIESEL; PRACTICAL COMBUSTION; RATE-CONTROLLING; TIME-SCALES;

BIODIESEL;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOFUEL; COMBUSTION; EMISSION; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; TIMESCALE; VAPOR PRESSURE; VAPORIZATION;

EID: 84857997995     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.05.034     Document Type: Article

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