Abstract
A theoretical model is proposed to investigate premixed combustion characteristics of Nano aluminum particles - water mixture. The effects of particle size, initial pressure, and temperature were considered as well. Computational domain is divided into 3 regions; preheat zone 1, preheat zone 2, and reaction zone. No reaction occurs in either of the preheat zones. Reaction zone, consisting of nano aluminum particles–steam mixture and the combustion products, is the region where reaction and heat-release occurs. Energy conservation is considered separately at each zones. The flame speed and temperature distribution are derived by solving the energy equation in each regime and matching the temperature and heat flux at the interfacial boundaries. Combustion time correlation of nano aluminum particle is also considered to imply complex aluminum combustion kinetics. Normalized flame speed is calculated as a function of pressure, initial particle diameter, and equivalence ratio and compared with experimental data.
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