This paper presents the crumpling behavior of graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets in Jet A-1 vapor in air and its effects in Jet A-1 fuel on the combustion process. The results indicate that a longer vaporized duration and higher chamber temperature are helpful to gain smaller and more crumpling GO particles which retain high surface area as potential micro-catalyst for enhancing combustion reaction.
... [Show full abstract] From Schlieren photography, the combustion test of GO-Jet A-1 mixtures in the closed single-shot facilities demonstrated that the addition of GO nanosheets can accelerate the initial linear burning velocity and reduce the ignition delay times. For 17.9% Jet A-1 in air, the addition of GO (2 mg/ml) increased the initial linear burning velocity from 4.52 to 5.15 m/s (13.8%) and reduced the ignition delay times from 8.195 to 3.045 ms (30%).