J Shanghai Jiaotong Univ Sci ›› 2021, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (2): 210-217.doi: 10.1007/s12204-021-2281-9

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Ethanol Evaporation Characteristics of the Blends of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester and Ethanol

Ethanol Evaporation Characteristics of the Blends of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester and Ethanol

 WANG Xiaorong (王筱蓉), WANG Gang (王刚), WANG Lihui (王黎辉), ZHANG Jie (张杰), YAN Jun (严俊)   

  1. (School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, Jiangsu, China)
  2. (School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, Jiangsu, China)
  • Online:2021-04-28 Published:2021-03-24
  • Contact: WANG Gang (王刚) E-mail:189020005@stu.just.edu.cn

Abstract:  The evaporation characteristics of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) mixed with four concentrations of ethanol at 873K and normal atmospheric pressure are studied herein. FAME is used as base oils, and ethanol mass fractions vary from 10%, 20%, 30% to 40%. The experimental results show that the evaporation process of the binary component droplets of FAME-ethanol can be divided into two stages: a fluctuation evaporation stage, and an equilibrium evaporation stage. In these four concentration gradients, micro-explosions occur in the droplet evaporation process. The fluctuation evaporation stage is divided into two stages: a strong fluctuation stage and a weak fluctuation stage. After the micro-explosion, there is still a small amount of ethanol in the droplet. Due to the surface tension of the droplet, a small amount of ethanol cannot make the droplet violently fluctuate. The results show that the earlier the droplet micro-explosion occurs, the more intense it is, and the shorter the lifetime of the droplet is. Different concentrations of ethanol have different improvements in droplet evaporation characteristics. Generally, the higher the ethanol concentration is, the shorter the lifetime of the droplet is. However, increasing the ethanol concentration from 20% to 30% has the most obvious effect on the lifetime of the droplet.


Key words: ethanol| micro-explosion| fatty acid methyl ester (FAME)| fluctuation evaporation stage| equilibrium
evaporation stage

摘要:  The evaporation characteristics of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) mixed with four concentrations of ethanol at 873K and normal atmospheric pressure are studied herein. FAME is used as base oils, and ethanol mass fractions vary from 10%, 20%, 30% to 40%. The experimental results show that the evaporation process of the binary component droplets of FAME-ethanol can be divided into two stages: a fluctuation evaporation stage, and an equilibrium evaporation stage. In these four concentration gradients, micro-explosions occur in the droplet evaporation process. The fluctuation evaporation stage is divided into two stages: a strong fluctuation stage and a weak fluctuation stage. After the micro-explosion, there is still a small amount of ethanol in the droplet. Due to the surface tension of the droplet, a small amount of ethanol cannot make the droplet violently fluctuate. The results show that the earlier the droplet micro-explosion occurs, the more intense it is, and the shorter the lifetime of the droplet is. Different concentrations of ethanol have different improvements in droplet evaporation characteristics. Generally, the higher the ethanol concentration is, the shorter the lifetime of the droplet is. However, increasing the ethanol concentration from 20% to 30% has the most obvious effect on the lifetime of the droplet.


关键词: ethanol| micro-explosion| fatty acid methyl ester (FAME)| fluctuation evaporation stage| equilibrium
evaporation stage

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