Predicting the soot emission tendency of real fuels – A relative assessment based on an empirical formula

Significant progress is going on in the development of non-fossil based alternative fuels which are designed to be sustainable, have potential to substitute (fully or partially) the fossil-based fuels and importantly are targeted to reduce emissions. Though soot emission characteristics has not been focus of fuel certification process yet, due to growing environmental concerns it is important to consider this aspect in the fuel design and...