The growing concern over the dependency on fossil fuel has prompted the cost of energy
supply to the high extent. Widespread application of fossil fuel in transportation and …

Metal fuels, as recyclable carriers of clean energy, are promising alternatives to fossil fuels
in a future low-carbon economy. Fossil fuels are a convenient and widely-available source …

Metal particles are attractive candidate fuels for various propulsion and energy-conversion
applications, primarily due to their high energy densities. Micron-sized particles present …

Nanofluids are described as a relatively new kind of colloidal solutions with a particle size
smaller than one billionth of a meter (1–100 nm) suspended in the base fluid so as to …

A general theory of ignition and combustion of nano-and micron-sized aluminum particles is
developed. The oxidation process is divided into several stages based on phase …

Nanomaterials exhibit excellent properties, allowing them to act as fuel additives to improve
diesel engine characteristics. This review highlights the unique potentials of nanomaterials …

Nano aluminum particles have received considerable attention in the combustion
community; their physicochemical properties are quite favorable as compared with those of …

Recent developments in materials processing and characterization resulted in the discovery
of a new type of reactive materials containing nanoscaled metal components. The well …

Metal combustion has received renewed interest largely as a result of the ability to produce
and characterize metallic nanoparticles. Much of the highly desirable traits of nanosized …

The preference given to biodiesel in a diesel engine has gained importance over the past
two decades, due to its various environmental and economic benefits. There exists a lot of …