화학공학소재연구정보센터
Atomization and Sprays, Vol.28, No.2, 161-178, 2018
EFFECT OF FLOW RATE AND ELECTRIC FIELD ON ELECTROSPRAY DIFFUSION FLAME OF ETHANOL AND BUTANOL
Diffusion flame from electrospray of liquid ethanol and butanol is investigated experimentally. Stable flames were observed at two distinct modes recognized at different flow rates, applied voltages, and distances between the nozzle and counter electrode. The first mode occurred at minimum voltages in which individual larger droplets are dominantly generated. The second mode at higher voltages corresponds to multijets, which produce finer distribution of droplets. Using flame-imaging analysis, flammability margins are introduced and flame lengths are measured versus nondimensional parameters for both fuels and modes of spraying. The fluctuation of the flames is characterized and the frequency of the fluctuations is measured for butanol fuel and both modes of electrospray as well.