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Combustion efficiency in internal combustion engines
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1985.
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Mathematical modelling of flow and combustion in internal combustion engines
… of mathematical modelling of fluid flow and combustion in internal combustion engines. In particular, the investigation of three topics that constitute prime sources of uncertainty, in current numerical models, namely turbulence modelling, inaccuracies in the solution procedure specific to …
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Combustion efficiency improvement in a rotary furnance using a post combustion chamber
Combustion Efficiency Improvement in a Rotary Furnace using a Post Combustion Chamber. Luwaya Edwin. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zambia.Geometric parameters, of a rotary furnace, necessary for the improvement of combustion efficiency are analysed using Computational Fluid …
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Combustion efficiency improvement in a rotary furnance using a post combustion chamber
Combustion Efficiency Improvement in a Rotary Furnace using a Post Combustion Chamber. Luwaya Edwin. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zambia.Geometric parameters, of a rotary furnace, necessary for the improvement of combustion efficiency are analysed using Computational Fluid …
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Shockless explosion combustion - Controlled autoignition in stratified mixtures for pressure gain combustion
… in a reactive mixture flow as a pressure gain combustion approach. Pressure gain combustion represents a promising concept to achieve an increase in the thermal efficiency of gas turbine applications compared to conventional constant pressure combustion. The concept is based on a pulsating …
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The combustion and emissions performance of fuel blends in modern combustion systems
The combustion and emissions performance of fuel blends in modern combustion systems has been investigated with the intention of reducing emissions, improving efficiency and assessing the suitability of future automotive fuels. The combustion systems used in this study include Homogeneous Charge …
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Investigation of heat recovery and combustion characteristics in small scale combustion chambers
… the hot components and proposes a regenerative combustion chamber to improve the thermal exchanges. The combustion chamber has been designed in a way that the cold reactants flow in a helicoidal channel which surrounds the inner cylinder where combustion stabilized on a porous medium occurs. …
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Dynamics of nanoparticle combustion
… shock tube was used to ignite and measure the combustion behavior of the nano-aluminum suspension behind reflected shock waves. The burning time and particle temperatures were measured using optical diagnostics. In order to use pyrometry measurements for nano-aluminum particles, the emissivity …
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Simulation of solid fuel combustion in the cyclone combustion chamber using fluent-14.0
… way to done this method is by using the Cyclone Combustion chamber. Cyclone combustor is known as the separator of the ash from the gaseous products of the solid fuel. The objectives of this study are to demonstrated the flow characteristic, identify velocity and temperature distributions inside …
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Mass Rate of Combustion and Pressure Development in a Constant Volume Combustion Chamber
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The effect of combustion chamber geometry on S.I. engine combustion rates : a modeling study
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1982.
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Fundamental studies of aerosol combustion
The combustion of clouds of fuel droplets is of great importance in many industrial applications, such as gasoline and diesel engines, gas turbines and furnaces. Here, efficient combustion has to be combined with minimum noxious emissions. Aerosols also might produce a particularly hazardous …
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Fundamental studies of premixed combustion
The thesis comprises a fundamental study of spherical premixed flame propagation,originating at a point under both laminar and turbulent propagation. Schlieren cine photography has been employed to study laminar flame propagation, while planar mie scattering (PMS) has elucidated important aspects …
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Combustion Kinetics of Advanced Biofuels
… potential to lower greenhouse gas emissions from combustion. Ketones are a class of biofuel candidates which are produced from cellulose. However, ketones received rather scarce attention from the combustion community compared to other classes such as, alcohols, esters, and ethers. There is little …
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Combustion of fine magnesium particles
… alloys as reactive materials prompted studies of combustion mechanisms for particles of such alloys with different Al/Mg ratios. Reference experiments with pure Al and Mg powders are also desired to better understand and model combustion of the respective alloys. While combustion of pure Al …
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Constant Velocity Combustion Scramjet Analysis
The supersonic combustion ramjet or scramjet, is the most suitable engine cycle for sustained hypersonic flight in the atmosphere. The present work deals with the performance of a scramjet engine by parametrically analyzing the performance of the ideal scramjet using the engine parameters: specific …
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