The Effects of Initial Diameter on Sooting and Burning Behavior of Isolated Droplets under Microgravity Conditions

The influence of initial droplet diameter on the sooting and burning behavior of isolated droplets under microgravity conditions was investigated by measuring soot volume fraction, ƒv, soot mass, m s, soot and burning rate. Theƒ v, and m s, soot were measured using a full-field light extinction and tomographic inversion technique. The experiments were conducted at the NASA-Lewis 2·2 second droptower in Cleveland, OH. The ƒ v, and m s, soot...