The use of porous-media burners in air-heating systems, gas turbine combustors, and steam generators is a potential method to reduce pollutant emission levels. Biofuels, such as canola methyl ester (CME), are an attractive alternate energy resource; however, pure biofuels have lower energy content than petroleum-based fuels. Therefore, the combustion characteristics of blends of Jet A and CME were studied in a porous-media burner. Two silicon carbide coated carbon-carbon matrix porous media of square section were used. The upstream porous medium with a pore size of 8 pores per centimeter (20 pores per inch) served as the evaporation porous medium; the downstream porous medium with a pore size of 31 ppcm (80 ppi) was used as the combustion porous medium. The CME-Jet A fuel blends were injected from an air-blast atomizer into a coflow of hot air, which entered the evaporation porous medium. The combustion characteristics of three blends (volume percentages of CME equal to 25%, 50% and 75%) were studied at four different initial equivalence ratios. The global pollutant emissions, axial temperature profiles and the radiative heat fraction of the flame downstream of the combustion porous medium were measured. The results indicated that for lean air-fuel mixtures, the addition of CME to Jet A resulted in a reduction of the CO emission index. However, the NOx emission index was increased with the CME content in the blend for a given equivalence ratio. Also, the maximum flame temperature increased with equivalence ratio. In general, it was found that the porous-media burner was useful in reducing emissions and controlling flame temperatures.
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ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
November 12–18, 2010
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Experimental Investigation of Porous-Media Combustion Characteristics of Biodiesel Blends
Balasaheb S. Dahifale,
Balasaheb S. Dahifale
The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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Ramkumar N. Parthasarathy,
Ramkumar N. Parthasarathy
The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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Subramanyam R. Gollahalli
Subramanyam R. Gollahalli
The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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Balasaheb S. Dahifale
The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Ramkumar N. Parthasarathy
The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Subramanyam R. Gollahalli
The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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IMECE2010-37527, pp. 1-10; 10 pages
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April 30, 2012
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Dahifale, BS, Parthasarathy, RN, & Gollahalli, SR. "Experimental Investigation of Porous-Media Combustion Characteristics of Biodiesel Blends." Proceedings of the ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Volume 5: Energy Systems Analysis, Thermodynamics and Sustainability; NanoEngineering for Energy; Engineering to Address Climate Change, Parts A and B. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. November 12–18, 2010. pp. 1-10. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2010-37527
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