A New Integrated Approach to Measurements and Modelling of Combustion Generated Particulate Matter

Lead Research Organisation: University of Cambridge
Department Name: Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Abstract

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Publications

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Botero M (2016) PAH structure analysis of soot in a non-premixed flame using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and optical band gap analysis in Combustion and Flame

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Botero M (2014) Sooting tendency of paraffin components of diesel and gasoline in diffusion flames in Fuel

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Botero M (2015) Sooting tendency of surrogates for the aromatic fractions of diesel and gasoline in a wick-fed diffusion flame in Fuel

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Botero M (2016) HRTEM evaluation of soot particles produced by the non-premixed combustion of liquid fuels in Carbon

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Botero M (2016) Sooting tendency and particle size distributions of n-heptane/toluene mixtures burned in a wick-fed diffusion flame in Fuel

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Chen D (2014) Size-dependent melting of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon nano-clusters: A molecular dynamics study in Carbon

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Chen D (2014) Phase change of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon clusters by mass addition in Carbon

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Chen D (2015) Surface reactivity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon clusters in Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

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Chen D (2015) Solid-liquid transitions in homogenous ovalene, hexabenzocoronene and circumcoronene clusters: A molecular dynamics study in Combustion and Flame

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Chen D (2013) A fully coupled simulation of PAH and soot growth with a population balance model in Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

 
Description Through research funded on this grant, the computational modelling of soot formation in flames and internal combustion engines has been advanced to an unprecedented level of detail.
Exploitation Route The new models developed provide a wealth of opportunities for further academic study, as well as economic opportunities in the car industry, for example through consultancy projects.
Sectors Energy,Environment,Transport
 
Description Developments in the area of soot modelling in this project which have been published have subsequently been used by a spin-out company to improve their software, and this has since been utilised in consultancy projects with car manufacturers.
First Year Of Impact 2013
Sector Transport
Impact Types Economic