Laminar flame speed of soy and canola biofuels

  • Juan-Sebastián Gómez-Meyer Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
  • Subramanyam R Gollahalli University of Oklahoma
  • Ramkumar N. Parthasarathy University of Oklahoma
  • Jabid-Eduardo Quiroga Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
Keywords: Combustion, Biodiesel, Equivalence ratio, Laminar flame speed, Soy, Canola, Biofuels, Vegetable oil, Transesterification

Abstract

In this article, the flame speed values determined experimentally for laminar premixed flames of the vapors of two biofuels in air are presented. The laminar flame speed is a fundamental thermochemical property of fuels, and is essential for analyzing the flame propagation in practical devices, even those employing turbulent flames. The fuels obtained from transesterification of soy and canola oils are tested. Also, the diesel flames are studied to serve as a baseline for comparison. The experiments are performed with a tubular burner; pre-vaporized fuel is mixed with hot air and is ignited. The flame speed is determined at fuel-equivalence ratios of 1; 1,1 and 1,2 by recording the geometry of the flame. The experimental results show that the flame speed of biofuels is lower by about 15% than that of diesel. Also, the maximum value of flame speed is obtained at an equivalence ratio of approximately 1,1.

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How to Cite
Gómez-Meyer, J.-S., Gollahalli, S. R., Parthasarathy, R. N., & Quiroga, J.-E. . (2012). Laminar flame speed of soy and canola biofuels. CT&F - Ciencia, Tecnología Y Futuro, 4(5), 75–83. https://doi.org/10.29047/01225383.223

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2012-05-31
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