Effect of Addition of Energetic Nanoparticles on Droplet-Burning Rate of Liquid Fuels

A droplet stream combustion experiment was developed to understand the effect of reducing droplet size to a micrometer scale on the combustion characteristics of nanofluid fuels, which are liquid fuels with a stable suspension of nanoparticles. Pure ethanol and ethanol with aluminum nanoparticles at varying concentrations (up to 5 wt%) and droplet sizes were studied. The effect of particle addition on the droplet-burning rate was determined, and...