On the spherically symmetrical combustion of methyl decanoate droplets and comparisons with detailed numerical modeling

This study presents an experimental effort and detailed numerical simulation of the burning process of an ester-based biodiesel fuel droplet – methyl decanoate (MD). The experiments are carried out using test droplets that are anchored to small SiC support structures (14 μm diameter) and that burn in an ambience subjected to a low gravity level to promote spherical symmetry in the droplet burning process. The initial droplet diameters are...