Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
6-30-1974
Degree Name
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
First Advisor
Leonard Dauerman
Second Advisor
Howard David Perlmutter
Third Advisor
Howard S. Kimmel
Abstract
Carbon formation during the quenching of low-pressure premixed hydrocarbon flames was studied using rapid-scanning optical and mass spectroscopy. Experimental techniques were developed and it was found that the tendency to form soot was a function of the hydrocarbon chain length. These results are relevant to the design of restartable space engines in which the use of hydrocarbon fuels is contemplated because the formation of soot in space will result in the formation of a shroud around the spacecraft which will adversely affect sensing by optical means.
Recommended Citation
Wu, Yih-Jian, "The study on the soot formation of hydrocarbon flames" (1974). Theses. 2161.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/2161
