Comparison of the Burning Characteristics of Indolene and Commercial Grade Gasoline Droplets without Convection

This study reports on the droplet combustion characteristics of indolene and a commercial 87 octane-rated (no ethanol) unleaded gasoline. The experiments are performed in an environment that simplifies the gas transport to one created entirely by the evaporation process (i.e., purely radial), thereby promoting spherical symmetry of the droplet burning process under normal atmospheric pressure air. In this way, the data characterize the base case...