Effects of Small- and Large-Scale Structures in a Piloted Jet Diffusion Flame

Laser Doppler Anemometry (LDA) and Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence (PLIF) measurements have been performed in a turbulent nonpremixed jet flame. One of the features of this configuration is a central co-axial fuel jet surrounded by a turbulent annular air flow. The whole is placed within a low-speed coflowing air stream. This three-flow system with turbulent primary air differs from flow systems used for nonpremixed jet flames reported in the literature and is very useful for obtaining information on the mixing process between fuel and primary air. Next to the characterization of the velocity field, special attention has been paid to the conditional seeding of the central fuel jet and of the annular air flow. Together with visualizations of the OH radical, an important combustion intermediate which is formed during combustion, and the NO radical, which is seeded to the central jet flow, the resulting statistics reveal the properties of small- and large-scale structures in the flame.     

Effect of swirl intensity on the flow and combustion of a turbulent non-premixed flat flame

An experiment in a turbulent non-premixed flat flame was carried out in order to investigate the effect of swirl intensity on the flow and combustion characteristics. First, stream lines and velocity distribution in the flow field were obtained using PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) method in a model burner. In contrast with the axial flow without swirl, highly swirled air induced streamlines going along the burner tile, and its backward flow was generated by recirculation in the center zone of the flow field. In the combustion, the flame shape with swirled air also became flat and stable along the burner tile with increment of the swirl number. Flame structure was examined by measuring OH and CH radicals intensity and by calculating Damkohler number (Da) and turbulence Reynolds number (Re _T ). It appeared that luminescence intensity decreased at higher swirl number due to the recirculated flue gas, and the flat flames were comprised in the wrinkled laminar-flame regime. Backward flow by recirculation of the flue gas widely contacted on the flame front, and decreased the flame temperature and emissions concentration as thermal NO. The homogeneous temperature field due to the widely flat flame was obtained, and the RMS in the high temperature region was rather lower at higher swirl number. Consequently, the stable flat flame with low NO concentration was achieved.     

CO2-超细水雾对CH4/Air初期爆炸特性的影响

为了研究CO₂和超细水雾对9.5%甲烷/空气初期爆炸特性的影响，采用高速纹影系统和定容燃烧弹对9.5%甲烷/空气初期爆炸特性进行了研究。分别改变CO₂稀释体积分数和超细水雾质量浓度，分析在二者单独和共同作用下球形火焰传播过程、火焰传播速度和爆炸超压的变化规律。结果表明:58.3 g/m3超细水雾增强了火焰不稳定性，促进了火焰加速和爆炸超压增加，表明超细水雾不足能产生促爆作用，只有当超细水雾充足时才会抑制甲烷爆炸；CO₂和超细水雾共同作用时能避免因超细水雾带来的促爆现象，可以明显减弱火焰不稳定性，减小火焰传播速度，降低爆炸超压和平均压升速率，以及明显推迟超压峰值来临时间。     

Leading-Edge Reaction Zones in Lifted-Jet Gas and Spray Flames

An investigation of the leading edge characteristics in lifted turbulent methane-air (gaseous) and ethanol-air (spray) diffusion flames is presented. Both combustion systems consist of a central nonpremixed fuel jet surrounded by low-speed air co-flow. Non-intrusive laser-based diagnostic techniques have been applied to each system to provide information regarding the behavior of the combustion structures and turbulent flow field in the regions of flame stabilization. Simultaneous sequential CH-PLIF/particle image velocimetry and CH-PLIF/Rayleigh scattering measurements are presented for the lifted gaseous flame. The CH-PLIF data for the lifted gas flame reveals the role that ``leading-edge' combustion plays as the stabilization mechanism in gaseous diffusion flames. This phenomenon, characterized by a fuel-lean premixed flame branch protruding radially outward at the flame base, permits partially premixed flame propagation against the incoming flow field. In contrast, the leading edge of the ethanol spray flame, examined using single-shot OH-PLIF imaging and smoke-based flow visualization, does not exhibit the same variety of leading-edge combustion structure, but instead develops a dual reaction zone structure as the liftoff height increases. This dual structure is a result of the partial evaporation (hence partial premixing) of the polydisperse spray and the enhanced rate of air entrainment with increased liftoff height (due to co-flow). The flame stabilizes in a region of the spray, near the edge, occupied by small fuel droplets and characterized by intense mixing due to the presence of turbulent structures. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Assessing the Predictive Capabilities of Combustion LES as Applied to the Sydney Flame Series

Large Eddy Simulation (LES) and flamelet-based combustion models were applied to four bluff-body stabilized nonpremixed and partially premixed flames selected from the Sydney flame series, based on Masri’s bluff-body test rig (University of Sydney). Three related non-reacting flow cases were also investigated to assess the performance of the LES solver. Both un-swirled and swirled cases were studied exhibiting different flow features, such as recirculation, jet precessing and vortex breakdown. Due to various fuel compositions, flow rates and swirl numbers, the combustion characteristics of the flames varied greatly. On six meshes with different blocking structure and mesh sizes, good prediction of flow and scalar fields using LES/flamelet approaches and known fuel and oxidizer mass fluxes was achieved. The accuracy of predictions was strongly influenced by the combustion model used. All flames were calculated using at least two modeling strategies. Starting with calculations of isothermal flow cases, simple single flamelet based calculations were carried out for the corresponding reacting cases. The combustion models were then adjusted to fit the requirements of each flame. For all flame calculations good agreement of the main flow features with the measured data was achieved. For purely nonpremixed flames burning attached to the bluff-body’s outer edge, flamelet modeling including strain rate effects provided good results for the flow field and for most scalars. The prediction of a partially premixed swirl flame could only be achieved by applying a flamelet-based progress variable approach.     

CH4/N2、CH4/CO2二元和CH4/N2/CO2三元混合气体爆炸极限的实验与估算

为了获取甲烷与不可燃组分组成的混合物的爆炸极限,采用一种基于绝热火焰温度的混合物爆炸极限估算方法,对CH₄/N₂和CH₄/CO₂这2种二元混合气体及3种不同阻燃剂体积分数的CH₄/N₂/CO₂三元混合气体的爆炸极限进行实验研究,并将实验结果与估算值进行比较。CH₄/N₂与CH₄/CO₂二元混合物实验值与估算值在爆炸上限处的平均绝对偏差为0.34%,在爆炸下限处的平均绝对偏差为0.15%。3种不同比例的三元混合物实验值与估算值在爆炸上限处的平均绝对偏差为0.43%,在爆炸下限处的平均绝对偏差为0.20%。结果表明,估算方法对甲烷与不可燃组分的二元混合物与三元混合物爆炸极限的估算均具有较高的准确度。     

Recent progress and challenges in fundamental combustion research（燃烧基础研究的进展和挑战）

超过80%的世界的能源转换是由燃烧方法来实现的. 发展可利用替代燃料的清洁和高效的新型发动机是解决可持续能源发展的关键之一. 在燃烧研究领域,实现这一目标的挑战是要揭示从燃料分子到发动机的多尺度燃烧过程中化学反应和火焰动力学机理,发展高效,定量的数值模拟方法和开发新的燃烧技术. 本文从7个方面综述最近几年燃烧领域的基础燃烧研究的进展和挑战. 它们包括低温清洁燃烧的发动机技术,极限条件下的燃烧机理和现象,替代燃料和混合燃料模型,多尺度化学反应模拟方法,高压燃烧反应动力学,基础燃烧的实验方法,和先进测量技术. 本文首先介绍均值充量压缩点火（HCCI）,反应控制压缩点火（RCCI）以及增压燃烧等新型发动机的概念,评述燃料特性和低温燃烧反应过程对湍流燃烧和发动机的影响,讨论发展基础燃烧研究的必要性. 第二,综述燃料浓度分层燃烧,稀薄燃烧,冷炎燃烧,以及等离子体助燃等极限燃烧条件下的新的燃烧现象和火焰机制. 第三,以航空煤油和生物柴油为例来讨论建立模拟真实燃料和替代燃料的混合燃料模型的方法. 介绍活性基指数和输运加权的反应焓的概念并用来比较燃料的高温反应特性和评价燃料的分子结构对燃烧特性的影响. 第四,评述详细化学反应机理简化的方法. 介绍多时间尺度（MTS）的化学反应的模拟和动态关联性自适应机理简化（CO-DAC）的方法来提高详细化学反应机理的计算效率. 第五,讨论高压燃烧的火焰传播速度的实验测量结果以及高压燃烧化学反应机理所存在的问题,并分析高压燃烧的关键组分和反应路径. 第六,评述测量火焰速度和组分等基础燃烧实验方法和模型中的问题和误差来源. 介绍一些改进测量方法和提高测量精度的方法. 最后,介绍测量低温燃烧中的关键组分和自由基的测量方法和最新进展.      

Modelling of a Premixed Swirl-stabilized Flame Using a Turbulent Flame Speed Closure Model in LES

This paper proposes a combustion model based on a turbulent flame speed closure (TFC) technique for large eddy simulation (LES) of premixed flames. The model was originally developed for the RANS (Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes equations) approach and was extended here to LES. The turbulent quantities needed for calculation of the turbulent flame speed are obtained at the sub grid level. This model was at first experienced via an test case and then applied to a typical industrial combustor with a swirl stabilized flame. The paper shows that the model is easy to apply and that the results are promising. Even typical frequencies of arising combustion instabilities can be captured. But, the use of compressible LES may also lead to unphysical pressure waves which have their origin in the numerical treatment of the boundary conditions.     

Aerodynamic analysis and validation by using three turbulence models for narrow trench configuration

Three turbulence models SST Gamma Theta, k-ω and k-ε which all found in ANSYS CFX were used. Velocity contours, pressure coefficient profiles and turbulence levels contours were discussed. Results indicate that three models calculated the cross flow boundary layer with different thicknesses. This leads to a difference in calculation each the momentum of the cross flow fluid closer to the jet exit and cooling performance. At M = 0.5 from range X/D = 5:40, the average centerline effectiveness values in case SST Gamma Theta model and k-ω model were 21 and 9.2 % larger than k-ε model, respectively. While at high blowing ratios 1 and 1.4, the effectiveness values in case SST Gamma Theta model and k-ω model were 16, 24.4 % and 32, 46 % less than k-ε model, respectively. k-ω model shows a larger backflow regions than others which a maximum negative value of u/u_∞ = ?0.198 is reached in zone 4.     

Schlieren measurement of turbulent structure in a diffusion flame

The regular and random mixing structures in a turbulent diffusion flame were investigated using the quantitative, dynamic crossed-beam schlieren method. Evidence was found close to the nozzle relating to the vortexlike structure of eddies surrounding the central fuel jet flow. The observations also make possible resolution of turbulent intensity, scales, convection, and spectra within the diffusion flame without the use of seeding or intrusion of measuring probes. It is found that length scales and other turbulence parameters in the diffusion flame progressively revert to values similar to those expected and observed in scalar passive mixing as the combustion reaction intensity reduces with axial distance from the nozzle system.     

Diffusion flame analysis of twin plane jets via a kinetic theory approach

Diffusion flame solutions of twin plane jets based on a turbulent kinetic theory due to Chung and a Green function method by Hong are presented. The chemical reaction between fuel and oxidizer is assumed to be one-step, one-direction and infinitely fast. The solutions are obtained by direct integration over a constructed probability density function in velocity space. The probability density functions of reactants in transverse velocity space, species mass fraction distributions, turbulent transport of momentum and heat, temperature distributions and flame structure are also considered in this paper. The diffusion flame phenomena of the twin plane jets show that the interaction between the two jets is a dominant factor.     

基于深度神经网络的横流转捩预测

基于深度神经网络DNN构建了从层流流场无量纲速度梯度、流向涡强度等物理量到横流转捩模态下间歇因子间的映射关系,获得一种新的数据驱动转捩模型.通过将数据驱动转捩模型与SST k-ω湍流模型耦合,有效简化了转捩模型输运方程求解,实现高效、准确的亚音速三维边界层横流转捩流场计算. DNN训练数据来自变雷诺数的NLF(2)-0415无限展长后掠翼计算结果,并以两种工况进行测试,数据驱动转捩模型预测精度与γ-Reθ转捩模型近似.将数据驱动转捩模型用于其他典型横流转捩算例的计算,以验证其泛化能力.对于变后掠角的NLF(2)-0415后掠翼,数据驱动转捩模型与γ-Reθt-CF模型预测的转捩位置几乎一致,并且能够预测出后掠角从45°增长到65°的过程中,转捩位置先向前再向后移动的现象;对于标准椭球体,使用低分辨率网格进行计算,数据驱动转捩模型依然能够实现转捩位置预测,对椭球体表面Cf的计算结果与多个平台的横流转捩模型、实验结果基本一致.研究表明,以横流转捩相关物理量作为输入对DNN进行训练,并将获得的数据驱动转捩模型与SST k-ω湍流模型耦合,可以实现对横流转捩的有效预测,且具有较强的泛化能力.数...     

The effect of magnetic field on a microgravity single droplet combustion

The effects of magnetic field on the microgravity combustion characteristics of a single methanol droplet in homogeneous flow are numerically investigated to develop an effective magnetic control method for microgravity droplet combustion and spray combustion systems. First, governing equations of microgravity single methanol droplet combustion under a homogeneous magnetic field based on an unsteady two-dimensional, spherically symmetric model including single-step chemistry are presented. Employing numerical modeling, several combustion behaviors are calculated taking into account the effect of the unsteady magnetic field profiles at the flame front. It is found that the flame front becomes deformed and is elongated in the direction of the magnetic field due to the inhomogeneous magnetic pressure distribution at the interface between the fuel vapor phase and the oxidizer phase. This nonuniformity of magnetic pressure is caused by the transient deformation of the magnetic field with refraction of magnetic flux at the flame front due to the difference of magnetic susceptibility between the diamagnetic fuel vapor phase and the paramagnetic oxidizer phase.     

k-ω SST湍流模式三维激波分离流动修正

“激波?边界层分离”是航空气动领域的典型湍流非平衡流动问题, 准确模拟激波分离对于跨声速飞行器气动性能评估和优化设计具有重要意义. 然而传统涡黏性湍流模式中涡黏性系数的定义方式并不适用于非平衡流动, k-ω SST湍流模式为此引入的Bradshaw假设在应用于三维强逆压梯度和较大分离流动时反而限制了雷诺应力的生成, 导致包括k-ω SST在内的常用涡黏性湍流模式均无法对此类流动进行准确模拟. 同时, 现有的非线性雷诺应力本构关系也并不能有效提高模拟精度. 为此, 针对k-ω SST模式分别提出了基于Bradshaw假设和基于长度尺度的两种激波分离流动修正方法. 前者通过提高Bradshaw常数的方式放宽了对雷诺应力生成的限制, 后者则从湍流长度尺度概念出发, 利用混合长度理论、湍动能生成/耗散之比和一种新定义的长度尺度之比构造了ω方程耗散项修正函数, 提高了模式在三维激波分离流动中的建模长度尺度. 两种方法对ONERA M6机翼跨声速大攻角流动均能得到较雷诺应力模式更好的模拟结果. 进一步的雷诺应力分析表明, 三维激波分离流动中“主雷诺应力分量”的概念不再成立, 各雷诺应力分量大小接近. 网格收敛性分析、对其他攻角状态的验证以及湍流平板边界层壁面律验证进一步确认了所提出的两种修正方法的合理性、有效性和通用性.      

Influence of flow field scaling on flashback of swirl flames

In this paper, the effect of geometrical scaling on the onset of flashback into a cylindrical premixing zone of a swirl flame is investigated. We discriminate two types of flashback. In the first type of flashback the flame propagates upstream inside an already present axial recirculation zone. This flashback is caused by turbulent burning along the vortex axis (TBVA¹) and is controlled by flame extinction inside the recirculation zone. The second type of flashback is caused by combustion induced vortex breakdown (CIVB²). This type of flashback is characterised by the aerodynamic influence of the combustion heat release that leads to propagation of the axial recirculation zone and the flame in upstream direction.To study the effects of geometrical scaling on the flow fields and the two types of flashback, the operation of two geometrically scaled burners are compared at equal Reynolds number. By this method it is possible to observe the flashback phenomena in similar swirl flow fields but with different turbulent scales affecting the combustion process. To check flow field similarity and to indentify the flashback type, the non-reacting and reacting flow fields have been examined by planar particle imaging velocimetry and simultaneous recording of the flame luminescence.It is shown that geometrical scaling of the burner shifts the equivalence ratio at which flashback occurs and that this shift is different for the two types of flashback. Consistency and inconsistency with known scaling and stability criterions is discussed. Analysing the fluid dynamics and turbulent combustion gives a first explanation of why CIVB and TBVA are affected differently by geometrical scaling at constant Reynolds number which is in good agreement with the experimental observations.     

Measurement of propagation speeds in adiabatic cellular premixed flames of CH4 + O2 + CO2

Experimental measurements of the propagation speed of adiabatic flames of methane + oxygen + carbon dioxide are presented. The oxygen content O₂/(O₂ + CO₂) in the artificial air was 31.55% and 35%. Non-stretched flames were stabilized on a perforated plate burner at atmospheric pressure. A heat flux method was used to determine propagation speeds under conditions when the net heat loss of the flame is zero. Under specific experimental conditions the flames become cellular; this leads to significant modification of the flame propagation speed. The onset of cellularity was observed throughout the stoichiometric range of the mixtures studied. Measurements in cellular flames are presented and compared with those for laminar flat flames. Cellularity disappeared when the flames became only slightly sub-adiabatic. Visual and photographic observations of the flames were performed to quantify their cellular structure. Increasing the oxygen content in the artificial air and increasing the temperature of the burner plate led to increase of the number of cells observed.     

Modeling of Turbulent Natural Gas and Biogas Flames of the Delft Jet-in-Hot-Coflow Burner: Effects of Coflow Temperature,Fuel Temperature and Fuel Composition on the Flame Lift-Off Height

The structure of a turbulent non-premixed flame of a biogas fuel in a hot and diluted coflow mimicking moderate and intense low dilution (MILD) combustion is studied numerically. Biogas fuel is obtained by dilution of Dutch natural gas (DNG) with CO₂. The results of biogas combustion are compared with those of DNG combustion in the Delft Jet-in-Hot-Coflow (DJHC) burner. New experimental measurements of lift-off height and of velocity and temperature statistics have been made to provide a database for evaluating the capability of numerical methods in predicting the flame structure. Compared to the lift-off height of the DNG flame, addition of 30 % carbon dioxide to the fuel increases the lift-off height by less than 15 %. Numerical simulations are conducted by solving the RANS equations using Reynolds stress model (RSM) as turbulence model in combination with EDC (Eddy Dissipation Concept) and transported probability density function (PDF) as turbulence-chemistry interaction models. The DRM19 reduced mechanism is used as chemical kinetics with the EDC model. A tabulated chemistry model based on the Flamelet Generated Manifold (FGM) is adopted in the PDF method. The table describes a non-adiabatic three stream mixing problem between fuel, coflow and ambient air based on igniting counterflow diffusion flamelets. The results show that the EDC/DRM19 and PDF/FGM models predict the experimentally observed decreasing trend of lift-off height with increase of the coflow temperature. Although more detailed chemistry is used with EDC, the temperature fluctuations at the coflow inlet (approximately 100K) cannot be included resulting in a significant overprediction of the flame temperature. Only the PDF modeling results with temperature fluctuations predict the correct mean temperature profiles of the biogas case and compare well with the experimental temperature distributions.     

磁场效应对甲烷爆炸影响的机理

为了揭示磁场对甲烷爆炸特征的影响机理,开展了磁场对甲烷爆炸影响实验,得出了磁场对甲烷爆炸压力、火焰传播速度、爆炸产物组分及体积分数的影响规律。利用Chemkin-Pro软件模拟甲烷爆炸链式反应过程,得到了甲烷爆炸过程中的关键自由基和基元反应。通过理论计算,对不同自由基在磁场作用下的受力进行分析,揭示了磁场对甲烷爆炸的影响机理。研究结果表明,磁场能够降低甲烷爆炸压力和火焰传播速度,降低CO和CO₂的生成量,增加甲烷的残余量;·H、·O、·OH、·CH₃、·CH₂O是甲烷爆炸的关键自由基,由于·O的磁化率较高,被吸引到磁感线密集的区域,·O与其他自由基的碰撞几率减少,从而降低·HCO→CO→CO₂的链式反应速率,导致CO和CO₂生成量降低,且甲烷爆炸强度降低。     

Numerical Study of Ignition Process in Turbulent Shear-less Methane-air Mixing Layer

In this work, ignition process in a turbulent shear-less methane-air mixing layer is numerically investigated. A compressible large eddy simulation method with Smagorinsky sub-grid scale model is used to solve the flow field. Also, a thickened flame combustion model and DRM-19 reduced mechanism are used to compute species distribution and the heat release. Non-reacting mean and RMS axial velocity profiles and mean mixture fraction are validated against experimental data. Instantaneous mixture fraction contours show that the large bursts penetrate from the fuel stream into that of the oxidizer and vice versa and a random behaviour in the cross-stream direction. Flame kernel initiation, growth and propagation are analysed and compared with the experimental data. The ignition results show that the flame is not stable and blow-off occurs, but a more detailed investigation shows that local and short time flame stabilization exist during blow-off. During these local stabilization, heat release increased at the upstream edge of the flame. Most_upstream flame edge scalar analysis shows that the methane mass fraction has a dominant role in the local flame stabilization. OH, HO₂, CH₂O and heat release contours demonstration reveal that HO₂ and CH₂O mass fraction as well as the heat release reach a maximum on the border of the flame, but the maximum OH concentration is located in the middle of flame kernel.     

掺氢比对甲烷-氧气爆轰特性的影响

含氢多组分燃料由于其优良的燃烧特性逐渐成为研究关注的重点。为了对掺氢燃料的爆轰特性作进一步的研究，设计了长3 000 mm、管径30 mm的圆柱形半封闭燃烧室，对不同初压下的CH₄-2O₂、6CH₄-H₂-12.5O₂、3CH₄-H₂-6.5O₂（掺氢比分别为0%、5.1%、9.5%）3种预混合气的爆轰特性进行了实验研究，并采用烟熏膜、离子探针和压力传感器分别探测胞格结构、火焰位置和内部压力。结果表明，甲烷/氧气掺氢后可以有效提高爆轰波的传播速度，且掺氢浓度越高，传播速度越快；同时，氢气的掺入可减少管道出口处的速度亏损并在初始压力较低时加速火焰和激波的耦合，降低胞格尺寸，提高爆轰敏感性。