Combustion Science and Technology, Vol.180, No.12, 2127-2142, 2008
COMBUSTION AND CONVERSION EFFICIENCY OF NANOALUMINUM-WATER MIXTURES
An experimental investigation on the combustion behavior and conversion efficiency of nanoaluminum and liquid water mixtures was conducted. Burning rates and chemical efficiency of aluminum-water and aluminum-water-poly(acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) mixtures were quantified as a function of pressure (from 0.12 to 15MPa), nominal aluminum particle size (for diameters of 38, 50, 80, and 130nm), and overall equivalence ratios (0.67