Droplet Ignition

Droplet Ignition is a physicochemical process in combustion science wherein a suspended fuel droplet undergoes thermal and chemical transformation to initiate self-sustained burning, distinguished from other ignition phenomena by its dependence on droplet-specific mechanisms such as evaporation rate, vapor-phase diffusion, and internal heating dynamics.

434

Publications

16.8K

Citations

986

Authors

269

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

121

Authors

986

  1. FL
    Frederick L. Dryer

    Princeton University, United States

    19 publications · 942 citations

    17

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  2. CT
    C. Thomas Avedisian

    Cornell University, United States

    13 publications · 463 citations

    13

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  3. CK
    Chung K. Law

    Princeton University, United States

    14 publications · 831 citations

    13

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  4. FA
    Forman A. Williams

    University of California San Diego, United States

    16 publications · 615 citations

    13

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  5. JS
    Junichi Sato

    IHI Corporation (Japan), Japan

    14 publications · 552 citations

    11

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Venues

  1. Combustion and Flame

    85 publications · 3.8K citations

    35

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  2. Symposium (International) on Combustion

    40 publications · 2.1K citations

    27

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  3. Fuel

    46 publications · 1.8K citations

    27

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  4. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

    30 publications · 1K citations

    21

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  5. Combustion Science and Technology

    CST · 37 publications · 1.1K citations

    20

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