Abstract
In order to test the propensity to form soot in the vacuum carburizing method, the pyrolysis of acetylene, methane, propane, and cyclohexane as vacuum carburizing media was studied at typical operating conditions of vacuum carburizing. Under the test conditions, methane is the most stable media and propane and cyclohexane are the easiest to decompose. The propensity to form soot in the vacuum carburizing furnace varies, then, according to the media. The pyrolysis of the hydrocarbons was also calculated by means of a reaction kinetics model with a software package for combustion analysis. This model includes Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) which are known as precursors to soot formation and growth. The calculated variation of the concentration of the pyrolyzed hydrocarbons with time agreed qualitatively with the experimental results.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 17th IFHTSE Congress |
| Publisher | The Japan Society for Heat Treatment (JSHT) |
| Pages | 121-124 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Volume | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780000000002 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Event | 17th International Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering Congress 2008, IFHTSE 2008 - Kobe, Japan Duration: 2008 Oct 26 → 2008 Oct 28 |
Other
| Other | 17th International Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering Congress 2008, IFHTSE 2008 |
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| Country | Japan |
| City | Kobe |
| Period | 08/10/26 → 08/10/28 |
Keywords
- Hydrocarbon
- Low pressure carburizing
- Pyrolysis
- Sooting
- Vacuum carburizing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials