Metal-based nanoenergetic materials: synthesis, properties, and applications

D Sundaram, V Yang, RA Yetter - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2017 - Elsevier
Metal particles are attractive candidate fuels for various propulsion and energy-conversion
applications, primarily due to their high energy densities. Micron-sized particles present …

Combustion of nano aluminum particles

DS Sundaram, V Yang, VE Zarko - Combustion, Explosion, and Shock …, 2015 - Springer
Nano aluminum particles have received considerable attention in the combustion
community; their physicochemical properties are quite favorable as compared with those of …

Surface tension of nanofluid-type fuels containing suspended nanomaterials

S Tanvir, L Qiao - Nanoscale research letters, 2012 - Springer
The surface tension of ethanol and n-decane based nanofluid fuels containing suspended
aluminum (Al), aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3), and boron (B) nanoparticles as well as …

Combustion of nanofluid fuels with the addition of boron and iron particles at dilute and dense concentrations

Y Gan, YS Lim, L Qiao - Combustion and Flame, 2012 - Elsevier
The combustion characteristics of nanofluid fuels containing additions of boron and iron
particles were investigated. The effects of particle materials, loading rate, and type of base …

Enabling the metal fuel economy: green recycling of metal fuels

P Julien, JM Bergthorson - Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Energy carriers are required to store and transport clean, renewable energy. Currently, most
scientific efforts are invested in batteries and hydrogen despite several drawbacks, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Novel technique for enhancement of diesel fuel: Impact of aqueous alumina nano-fluid on engine's performance and emissions

MT Chaichan, AAH Kadhum, AA Al-Amiery - Case studies in thermal …, 2017 - Elsevier
Nanofluids are suspensions of nanoparticles mixed in liquids and show significant
enhancement in some thermophysical and combustion properties of the resulting …

Combustion characteristics of colloidal droplets of jet fuel and carbon based nanoparticles

M Ghamari, A Ratner - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
Addition of micro and nano-sized particles to liquid fuels has proven to be a successful
mechanism to improve certain combustion characteristics such as burning rate and ignition …

Experimental study of combustion characteristics of nanoscale metal and metal oxide additives in biofuel (ethanol)

M Jones, CH Li, A Afjeh, GP Peterson - Nanoscale research letters, 2011 - Springer
An experimental investigation of the combustion behavior of nano-aluminum (n-Al) and
nano-aluminum oxide (n-Al 2 O 3) particles stably suspended in biofuel (ethanol) as a …

Optical properties and radiation-enhanced evaporation of nanofluid fuels containing carbon-based nanostructures

Y Gan, L Qiao - Energy & Fuels, 2012 - ACS Publications
The present paper experimentally determined the evaporation characteristics of nanofluid
fuels with stable suspension of carbon-based nanostructures under radiation absorption in …

Autoignition and combustion characteristics of kerosene droplets with dilute concentrations of aluminum nanoparticles at elevated temperatures

I Javed, SW Baek, K Waheed - Combustion and flame, 2015 - Elsevier
In this experimental study, we investigated the effects of high ambient temperatures and
dilute concentrations of nanoparticles (NPs) on the autoignition and combustion …