scholarly journals Radiative properties of char, fly-ash, and soot particles in coal flames. Quarterly report No. 5, September 15--December 15, 1993

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.P. Menguec ◽  
S. Manickavasagam ◽  
W. Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Radiative Properties ◽  
Soot Particles

Impact of Soot Radiative Properties, Pressure and Soot Volume Fraction on Radiative Heat Transfer in Turbulent Sooty Flames

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Torres Monclard ◽  
Olivier Gicquel ◽  
Ronan Vicquelin
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Soot Volume Fraction ◽  
Turbulent Flames ◽  
Radiative Properties ◽  
Jet Flame ◽  
Soot Particles

Abstract The effect of soot radiation modeling, pressure, and level of soot volume fraction are investigated in two ethylene-air turbulent flames: a jet flame at atmospheric pressure studied at Sandia, and a confined pressurized flame studied at DLR. Both cases have previously been computed with large-eddy simulations coupled with thermal radiation. The present study aims at determining and analyzing the thermal radiation field for different models from these numerical results. A Monte-Carlo solver based on the Emission Reciprocity Method is used to solve the radiative transfer equation with detailed gas and soot properties in both configurations. The participating gases properties are described by an accurate narrowband ck model. Emission, absorption, and scattering from soot particles are accounted for. Two formulations of the soot refractive index are considered: a constant value and a wavelength formulation dependency. This is combined with different models for soot radiative properties: gray, Rayleigh theory, Rayleigh-Debye-Gans theory for fractal aggregates. The effects of soot radiative scattering is often neglected since their contribution is expected to be small. This contribution is determined quantitatively in different scenarios, showing great sensitivity to the soot particles morphology. For the same soot volume fraction, scattering from larger aggregates is found to modify the radiative heat transfer noticeably. Such a finding outlines the need for detailed information on soot particles. Finally, the role of soot volume fraction and pressure on radiative interactions between both solid and gaseous phases is investigated.

New evidence of soot particles affecting past and future cloud formation and climate

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrike Lohmann ◽  
Franz Friebel ◽  
Zamin A. Kanji ◽  
Fabian Mahrt ◽  
Amewu A. Mensah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiative Forcing ◽  
Hydrological Cycle ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Cloud Condensation Nuclei ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Concentration ◽  
Radiative Properties ◽  
Cloud Formation ◽  
Condensation Nuclei ◽  
Soot Particles

<p>Clouds play a critical role in the hydrological cycle and modulating the Earth’s climate via precipitation and radiative forcing. Aerosol particles acting as cloud condensation nuclei and ice nucleating particles aid in cloud formation, shaping their microphysical structure. Previously thought to be unimportant for cloud formation, soot particles that undergo oxidation by ozone and/or aging with aqueous sulfuric acid result in being both good centers for cloud droplets and ice crystals formation. However, the associated changes in cloud radiative properties and the consequences for Earth’s climate remain uncertain, because these processes have not been considered in global climate models. Here we present both past and future global climate simulations, which for the first time consider the effect of such aged soot particles as cloud condensation nuclei and ice nucleating particles. Our results constitute the first evidence that aging of soot particles produce a 0.2 to 0.25 Wm<sup>-2</sup> less negative shortwave indirect aerosol forcing compared to previous estimates. We also conducted equilibrium climate sensitivity simulations representing a future warmer climate in which the carbon dioxide concentration is doubled compared to pre-industrial levels. Accounting for these soot aging processes significantly exacerbates the global mean surface temperature increase by 0.4 to 0.5 K. Thus, reducing emissions of soot particles will be beneficial for many aspects including air pollution and future climate.</p><p> </p>

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