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AHMET YOZGATLIGIL, PH.D. DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING |
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A modeling study on the burning behavior of alternative fuels
Due to the limited non-renewable energy sources, use of alternative fuels that are obtained from renewable sources are becoming popular. Fuels like ethanol, bio-diesel and vegetable oils are widely used as either additives or directly as fuels. Understanding burning behavior of these fuels is imperative. Droplet combustion configuration will be used to investigate the main burning characteristics of these fuels and how they differ from eachother.
An experimental study on the burning and emission behavior of alternative fuels
Variety of measurement techniques will be applied to investigate the burning and emission behavior of alternative fuels and their mixtures with diesel and gasoline. A laser based light extinction technique will be applied to measure the soot concentration. Thin filament pyrometry and two wave length pyrometry techniques will be applied to measure the temperature distribution. Droplet burning rate and flame size will be measured using the images from high resolution CCD cameras. An image process algorithm will be developed to perform these measurements. A project proposal is currently being prepared to be submitted to TUBITAK.
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