Evaporation Rate of Colloidal Droplets of Jet Fuel and Carbon-Based Nanoparticles: Effect of Thermal Conductivity
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Experimental Methods
3.1. Thermal Conductivity of Nanofuels
3.2. Evaporation Rate of Nanofuel Droplet
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Thermal Conductivity of Nanofuels
4.2. Evaporation Rate of Nanofuels
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Particle Type | CNP | MWNT | GNP |
---|---|---|---|
Size (nm) | 100 | OD 8–15; ID 3–5; length 3-5 | 6–8 thick; 5000 wide |
Bulk Density (g/cm3) | 0.37 | 0.36–0.42 | 0.03–0.1 |
SSA (m2/g) | ~162 | >233 | 120–150 |
C% | 88.1 | >95 | >99.5 |
Particle Type | K (mm2/s) | % Increase | Optimal Concentration |
---|---|---|---|
Baseline | 0.0372 | - | - |
MWNT | 0.0591 | 58.8 | 1.5 |
CNP | 0.0563 | 51.2 | 1.0 |
GNP | 0.0530 | 42.3 | 1.0 |
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Aboalhamayie, A.; Festa, L.; Ghamari, M. Evaporation Rate of Colloidal Droplets of Jet Fuel and Carbon-Based Nanoparticles: Effect of Thermal Conductivity. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 1297. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091297
Aboalhamayie A, Festa L, Ghamari M. Evaporation Rate of Colloidal Droplets of Jet Fuel and Carbon-Based Nanoparticles: Effect of Thermal Conductivity. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(9):1297. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091297
Chicago/Turabian StyleAboalhamayie, Ahmed, Luigi Festa, and Mohsen Ghamari. 2019. "Evaporation Rate of Colloidal Droplets of Jet Fuel and Carbon-Based Nanoparticles: Effect of Thermal Conductivity" Nanomaterials 9, no. 9: 1297. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9091297