Soot Formation in Combustion: Mechanisms and Models

Front Matter....Pages I-X
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
A Short Introduction to the Problem — Structure of the Following Parts....Pages 3-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Investigation of the High Temperature Reaction of Hydrogen Atoms with Phenylacetylene....Pages 11-24
Benzene and Higher Hydrocarbon Formation During Allene Pyrolysis....Pages 25-49
Formation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Decane and Kerosene Flames at Reduced Pressure....Pages 50-65
Growth of Large Ionic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sooting Flames....Pages 66-82
Spectroscopic and Chemical Characterization of Soot Inception Processes in Premixed Laminar Flames at Atmospheric Pressure....Pages 83-103
Back Matter....Pages 104-110
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Radical Concentration Measurements in Hydrocarbon Diffusion Flames....Pages 113-133
Detection of Large Aromatics in Flames by REMPI-MS....Pages 134-144
Pressure Dependence of Formation of Soot and PAH in Premixed Flames....Pages 145-164
Detailed Mechanism and Modeling of Soot Particle Formation....Pages 165-192
Back Matter....Pages 193-196
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Soot Mass Growth in Laminar Diffusion Flames — Parametric Modelling....Pages 199-220
Concentration and Temperature Effects on Soot Formation in Diffusion Flames....Pages 221-238
Mass Growth of Charged Soot Particles in Premixed Flames....Pages 239-252
Growth of Soot Particles in Premixed Flames by Surface Reactions....Pages 253-274
Active Sites in Soot Growth....Pages 275-289
Soot Precursor Particles in Flames....Pages 290-301
Back Matter....Pages 302-304
Front Matter....Pages 305-305
Metallic Additives in Soot Formation and Post-Oxidation....Pages 307-315
Critical Temperatures of Soot Formation....Pages 316-324
Soot Formation in Partially Premixed Diffusion Flames at Atmospheric Pressure....Pages 325-349
Experimental Study on the Influence of Pressure on Soot Formation in a Shock Tube....Pages 350-370
Back Matter....Pages 396-399
Front Matter....Pages 305-305
Soot Formation from Hydrocarbons in a Plug Flow Reactor: Influence of Temperature....Pages 371-381
Soot Formation and Oxidation in Diesel Engines....Pages 382-395
Back Matter....Pages 396-399
Front Matter....Pages 401-401
Soot Deposition from Ethylene/Air Flames and the Role of Aromatic Intermediates....Pages 403-416
Simplified Soot Nucleation and Surface Growth Steps for Non-Premixed Flames....Pages 417-441
Successes and Uncertainties in Modeling Soot Formation in Laminar, Premixed Flames....Pages 442-470
Comparison of the Ionic Mechanism of Soot Formation with a Free Radical Mechanism....Pages 471-484
The Role of Biaryl Reactions in PAH and Soot Formation....Pages 485-499
Front Matter....Pages 501-501
Application of a Soot Model to a Turbulent Ethylene Diffusion Flame....Pages 503-526
Model of Soot Formation: Coupling of Turbulence and Soot Chemistry....Pages 527-550
Modelling Soot Formation for Turbulent Flame Prediction....Pages 551-568
Back Matter....Pages 569-573
Front Matter....Pages 575-575
Mechanisms and Models of Soot Formation: Final Discussion and Perspectives....Pages 577-588
Back Matter....Pages 589-597