The Effect of Temperature on Soot Properties in Premixed Ethylene Flames

ABSTRACT

Soot nanostructure was analyzed in fuel-rich premixed laminar C₂H₄/O₂ flames at a constant equivalence ratio of 2.4 and different maximum temperatures, namely, 1620 and 1690 K, obtained using different cold gas velocities. Flame structure and bulk properties of soot as H/C ratio, reactivity and absorption coefficient were investigated, along with morphological, nanostructural, and chemical features (using TEM, HRTEM, EELS). It was found that dehydrogenation and aromatization of soot occurring along the flames are favored at the beginning of the flame in higher flame temperature conditions. Nevertheless, it was noticeable that soot reaches rather similar final nanostructure and bulk properties, independently on the temperature, at least in the 1620–1690 K range investigated.

KEYWORDS:

• Soot
• EELS
• HRTEM
• premixed flames

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