October 2024

The effect of aircraft engine model and fuel type on the morphological characteristics of soot particles

In this study, the morphological characteristics of the soot samples collected from a Lycoming O-320 piston engine, PT6A-42 turboprop engine, and Rolls Royce Allison 250C20B turboshaft engine were examined using Raman spectroscopy. The results obtained in this study indicate that engine and fuel type have to a certain extent some influence on the morphological characteristics of the soot particles. The examination of...

Author(s): H. M. Yingwani, J. H. Potgieter, S. Potgieter-Vermaak, and R. M. Erasmus