Volume 40 Issue 11
Nov.  2025
Turn off MathJax
Article Contents
Article Navigation >  Journal of Aerospace Power  > 2025  >  40(11): 20240733
ZHOU Xinyuan, HAO Feng, CAO Qing, et al. Experimental study on evaporation characteristics of n-Al/decane droplet heated by laser[J]. Journal of Aerospace Power, 2025, 40（11）：20240733 doi: 10.13224/j.cnki.jasp.20240733
Citation: ZHOU Xinyuan, HAO Feng, CAO Qing, et al. Experimental study on evaporation characteristics of n-Al/decane droplet heated by laser[J]. Journal of Aerospace Power, 2025, 40（11）：20240733 doi: 10.13224/j.cnki.jasp.20240733
shu

Experimental study on evaporation characteristics of n-Al/decane droplet heated by laser

doi: 10.13224/j.cnki.jasp.20240733
  • 1.

    Beijing Institute of Space Launch Technology，China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology，Beijing 100076，China

  • 2.

    Aerospace Propulsion Technology Research Institute，China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation，Xi’an 710025，China

  • 3.

    School of Aerospace Engineering，Beijing Institute of Technology，Beijing 100081，China

  • Received Date: 2024-10-26
    Available Online: 2025-02-18
    Abstract

  • To investigate the application of aluminum nano-particles (Al NPs) as high-energy additives in hydrocarbon fuels, experiments were conducted using n-decane, oleic acid (OA), and Al NPs as fuel, surfactant, and metal additive, respectively, to prepare single n-Al/decane droplet. The effects of Al NPs mass fraction (1%—15%) and laser power (9.1—100.0 W) on the droplet evaporation and combustion characteristics were studied under infrared laser excitation at a wavelength of 1064 nm. The results showed that the addition of Al NPs significantly accelerated droplet evaporation and resulted in micro-explosions and combustion phenomena. Micro-explosions were the key to ignite the n-Al/decane droplet. The ejected Al NPs were ignited by laser in the air, forming a flame that promoted the combustion of fuel droplet. By increasing the laser power and aluminum content, the temperature rise of droplet can be accelerated and the frequency of micro-explosions can be increased, thereby improving the evaporation rate of droplet. As the mass fraction of Al NPs increased from 2.5% to 15%, the ignition sensitivity of droplet was significantly enhanced, and the minimum laser power required to ignite droplet was reduced from 83.3 W to 28.0 W.

     

    • FullText(HTML)
  • loading
    • References(26)
  • [1]
    TANVIR S, BISWAS S, QIAO Li. Evaporation characteristics of ethanol droplets containing graphite nanoparticles under infrared radiation[J]. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2017, 114: 541-549. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.06.059
    [2]
    AO Wen, FAN Zhimin, GAO Yi, et al. Ignition and combustion characteristics of boron-based nanofluid fuel[J]. Combustion and Flame, 2023, 254: 112831. doi: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2023.112831
    [3]
    GUERIERI P M, DELISIO J B, ZACHARIAH M R. Nanoaluminum/nitrocellulose microparticle additive for burn enhancement of liquid fuels[J]. Combustion and Flame, 2017, 176: 220-228. doi: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2016.10.011
    [4]
    GUERIERI P M, JACOB R J, WANG Haiyang, et al. Droplet combustion of kerosene augmented by stabilized nanoaluminum/oxidizer composite mesoparticles[J]. Combustion and Flame, 2020, 211: 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2019.07.031
    [5]
    JANG G M, KIM N I. Investigation on breakup characteristics of multicomponent single droplets of nanofluid and water-in-oil emulsion using a pulse laser[J]. Fuel, 2022, 310: 122300. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2021.122300
    [6]
    GAN Yanan, QIAO Li. Evaporation characteristics of fuel droplets with the addition of nanoparticles under natural and forced convections[J]. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2011, 54(23/24): 4913-4922.
    [7]
    BELLO M N, HILL K J, PANTOYA M L, et al. Surface engineered nanoparticles dispersed in kerosene: The effect of oleophobicity on droplet combustion[J]. Combustion and Flame, 2018, 188: 243-249. doi: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2017.09.041
    [8]
    EMEKWURU N G. Nanofuel droplet evaporation processes[J]. Journal of the Indian Institute of Science, 2019, 99(1): 43-58. doi: 10.1007/s41745-018-0092-2
    [9]
    JAVED I, BAEK S W, WAHEED K. Evaporation characteristics of heptane droplets with the addition of aluminum nanoparticles at elevated temperatures[J]. Combustion and Flame, 2013, 160(1): 170-183. doi: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2012.09.005
    [10]
    JAVED I, BAEK S W, WAHEED K, et al. Evaporation characteristics of kerosene droplets with dilute concentrations of ligand-protected aluminum nanoparticles at elevated temperatures[J]. Combustion and Flame, 2013, 160(12): 2955-2963. doi: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2013.07.007
    [11]
    JAVED I, BAEK S W, WAHEED K. Effects of dense concentrations of aluminum nanoparticles on the evaporation behavior of kerosene droplet at elevated temperatures: The phenomenon of microexplosion[J]. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 2014, 56: 33-44. doi: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2013.11.006
    [12]
    JAVED I, BAEK S W, WAHEED K. Autoignition and combustion characteristics of kerosene droplets with dilute concentrations of aluminum nanoparticles at elevated temperatures[J]. Combustion and Flame, 2015, 162(3): 774-787. doi: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2014.08.018
    [13]
    JAVED I, BAEK S W, WAHEED K. Autoignition and combustion characteristics of heptane droplets with the addition of aluminium nanoparticles at elevated temperatures[J]. Combustion and Flame, 2015, 162(1): 191-206. doi: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2014.07.015
    [14]
    CHOO S, HE Bin, DUAN Fei. Evaporation of droplet with and without laser excitation[J]. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2015, 88: 341-346. doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.10.068
    [15]
    LEUNG P T, DO N, KLEES L, et al. Transmission studies of explosive vaporization of a transparent liquid film on an opaque solid surface induced by excimer-laser-pulsed irradiation[J]. Journal of Applied Physics, 1992, 72(6): 2256-2263. doi: 10.1063/1.351619
    [16]
    XIE J, RUEKGAUER T E, ARMSTRONG R L, et al. Evaporative instability in pulsed laser-heated droplets[J]. Physical Review Letters, 1991, 66(23): 2988-2991. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.2988
    [17]
    TANVIR S, QIAO Li. Droplet burning rate enhancement of ethanol with the addition of graphite nanoparticles: influence of radiation absorption[J]. Combustion and Flame, 2016, 166: 34-44. doi: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2015.12.021
    [18]
    GAN Yanan, QIAO L. Optical properties and radiation-enhanced evaporation of nanofluid fuels containing carbon-based nanostructures[J]. Energy and Fuels, 2012, 26: 4224-4230. doi: 10.1021/ef300493m
    [19]
    GAN Yanan, QIAO Li. Radiation-enhanced evaporation of ethanol fuel containing suspended metal nanoparticles[J]. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2012, 55(21/22): 5777-5782.
    [20]
    FERRAZ-ALBANI L A, BALDELLI A, KNAPP C J, et al. Enhanced evaporation of microscale droplets with an infrared laser[J]. Journal of Heat Transfer, 2017, 139(1): 011503. doi: 10.1115/1.4034486
    [21]
    JONES C F, BERNANDO C, ERUKALA S, et al. Evaporation dynamics from Ag-doped He droplets upon laser excitation[J]. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2019, 123(28): 5859-5865. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b02496
    [22]
    JIAO Long, CHEN Rong, ZHU Xun, et al. IR laser caused droplet evaporation on the hydrophobic surface[J]. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2016, 94: 180-190. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2015.11.050
    [23]
    NGUYEN T T B, MITRA S, SATHE M J, et al. Evaporation of a suspended binary mixture droplet in a heated flowing gas stream[J]. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 2018, 91: 329-344. doi: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2017.10.025
    [24]
    TANG Yong, ZOU Xiangrui, DONG Wei, et al. Temperature measurements and high-speed photography of micron-sized aluminum particles burning in methane flat-flame exhaust[J]. Fuel, 2021, 306: 121743. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121743
    [25]
    FENG Yunchao, XIA Zhixun, HUANG Liya, et al. Experimental investigation on the combustion characteristics of aluminum in air[J]. Acta Astronautica, 2016, 129: 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2016.06.049
    [26]
    ZHANG Zhifei, LI Tie, XUE Xuefeng, et al. Simultaneous measurements of fuel concentration and temperature in gas jets by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy[J]. Spectrochimica Acta: Part B Atomic Spectroscopy, 2019, 161: 105706. doi: 10.1016/j.sab.2019.105706
    • Relative Articles
    • Supplements(0)
    • Cited By
  • 加载中

Catalog

    通讯作者: 陈斌, bchen63@163.com
    • 1. 

      沈阳化工大学材料科学与工程学院 沈阳 110142

    1. 本站搜索
    2. 百度学术搜索
    3. 万方数据库搜索
    4. CNKI搜索
    Get Citation
    PDF(13078.0KB)
    XML

    Article Metrics

    Article views (507) PDF downloads(35) Cited by()
    Proportional views
    Related

    Copyright © 《Journal of Aerospace Power》 All Rights Reserved.

    Supported by: Beijing Renhe Information Technology Co., Ltd.  

    /

    DownLoad:  Full-Size Img  PowerPoint
    Return
    Return