A simple model for puffing/micro-explosions in water-fuel emulsion droplets
- Submitting institution
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University of Brighton
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 7151838
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2018.11.065
- Title of journal
- International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
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- First page
- 815
- Volume
- 131
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0017-9310
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- November
- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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6
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- While water-emulsified fuels could be an efficient approach to improve engine performance and reduce pollutant emissions, the heat and mass transfer processes that lead to the explosion of emulsified droplets are not well understood. This paper is significant because it presents a new and experimentally-validated and computationally-efficient mathematical model to predict the droplet heating leading to puffing/micro-explosion. This research is a key outcome of two EPSRC grants (EP/M002608/1, EP/R012024/1) and underpinned a successful UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship proposal (MR/T043326/1).
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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