Publication Date:
2019-08-28
Description:
The effect of initial droplet diameter on the burning rate of sooting fuels - n-heptane and 1-chloro-octane - was examined experimentally at low gravity. A 1.2s drop tower provided a low gravity environment to minimize buoyancy and achieve spherically symmetric flames for stationary droplets. Free-floating and fiber-supported droplets were burned, and both techniques gave matching results for droplets of similar initial diameter. Burning rate constants for both fuels were measured for a large number of droplets ranging from 0.4 to 1.1mm in initial diameter.
Keywords:
PROPELLANTS AND FUELS
Type:
Royal Society (London) Proceedings, Series A - Mathematical and Physical Sciences (ISSN 0962-8444); 446; 1927; p. 255-276
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