Measurement of temperature and temperature profile of nanoparticle additive liquid fuel by interferometry

The transport sector accounted for final energy use and baseline CO2 emissions projected to approximately double by 2050 (IPCC, 2014). A solution for increasing fuel economy to significantly reduce the release of CO2 is multifaceted and needs to be scientifically and economically feasible. Fuel-borne additives is a cost effective as well as attractive method for both emission reduction and better fuel economy. As per our understanding lots of experimental studies were reported the use of mixed oxide nanoparticles for efficiency improvement but much work has not been carried out on combustion analysis in the presence of catalytic nanoparticles, which in fact is the novelty of the present work. Interferometric methods are non-contact type, which do not interfere with the field of the flame, so they cause no disturbance in the flow field and can provide full profile of temperature of flame at any instant of time. Moreover these techniques are more accurate, precise, and robust in comparison to the conventional measurement techniques. In this work Talbot interferometry has been proposed for the combustion analysis in the presence of nanoparticles due to its various advantages.