Abstract
Ignition and the burning of air-born single aluminum and magnesium particles are experimentally investigated. Particles of 30 to 106 μm-diameters were electrodynamically levitated, ignited, and burnt in atmospheric air. The particle combustion evolution was recorded by high-speed cinematography. Instant temperature and thermal radiation intensity were measured using two-wavelength pyrometry and photomultiplier tube methods. Ignition of the magnesium particle is prompt and substantially advances the aluminum particle by 10 ms. Burning time of the aluminum particles is extended 3 to 5 times longer than the magnesium particles. Exponents of a power-law fit of the burning rates are 1.55 and 1.24 for aluminum and magnesium particles, respectively. Flame temperature is slightly lower than the oxide melting temperature. For the aluminum, dimensionless flame diameter is inert to the initial particle size, but for the magnesium inversely proportional to the initial diameter.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4291-4300 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2014 Oct 22 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Korea Research Foundation Grant funded by the Korean Government (MOEHRD) (KRF-2007-511-D00026) and this work was supported by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration and Agency for Defense Development under the Contract UD110095CD.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering