Mechanism of Soot Formation.
Abstract
Soot formation in pyrolysis and combustion involves complex reaction systems with many species and individual reactions. It also involves the transition of a gaseous chemical system into a particle-containing (i.e., two-phase) system. Thus, there are various stages of the soot formation process on which to concentrate research investigations. These are generally accepted to be: (1) Precursor formation - gas phase chemistry; (2) Chemical nucleation - particle inception; (3) Growth; (4) Agglomeration, coagulation, and aggregation; and (5) Oxidation - competitive with each of the above. The soot workshop topics were organized along the lines of the above list, with the significant addition of another category entitled Global Mechanisms and Mechanistic Limitations, which was the catch-all area.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA146817
Entities
People
- D. B. Olson
- D. G. Keil
- H. F. Calcote