Soot Patterns Around Suspended n-Heptane Droplet Flames in a Convection-Free Environment

Thetrappingandtransportofsootaggregatesbetweenaburningsuspendeddropletanditse ameinaconvectionfree (microgravity ) environment are discussed. Many researchers have utilized the suspended droplet method for studying droplet combustion in microgravity where the intentis to createa spherically symmetric burning process. In the ideal case, soot particles are trapped in a spherical shell-like structure between the droplet and the e ame....