RM不稳定过程中预混火焰界面演化及混合区增长预测

预混火焰界面的RM (Richtmyer-Meshkov)不稳定导致的界面混合区增长过程在自然界和工程实践中十分常见,但化学反应对其增长的影响机理仍不明确,反应性界面混合区增长速率的预测也未见报道, 因此,开展RM不稳定过程中火焰界面演化和混合区预测的研究十分必要.本文采用带单步化学反应的Navier-Stokes方程和高精度数值格式,研究了正弦形预混火焰界面在平面入射激波及其反射激波作用下的RM不稳定过程.结果表明, 在入射激波作用后的阶段,除RM不稳定本身导致的界面演化为"钉-帽"和"泡"形结构外,化学反应一方面以预混火焰传播的方式促进了界面中"泡"结构的增长,另一方面通过与涡结构的复杂相互作用促进了"钉-帽"结构的增长.化学反应活性越强, 火焰界面的"泡" 结构和"钉-帽"结构的增长越快.在第一次反射激波作用后的阶段,化学反应以相同的火焰传播方式对"泡"和"钉-帽"结构产生影响, 两者效应相抵,因而导致反射激波作用后的阶段中界面混合区增长不受化学反应活性的影响.根据以上分析,分别针对入射激波和第一次反射激波作用后的火焰界面混合区增长速率提出了相应的预测模型,为探索反应性RM不稳定过程的理论预测方法提供了有益参考.      

多次激波诱导正弦扰动预混火焰界面失稳的数值研究

激波诱导火焰失稳是实际中常见的现象,为深入研究火焰失稳特性,采用三维单步化学反应的Navier-Stokes方程和9阶weighted essentially non-oscillatory (WENO)的高精度格式,对不同马赫数的入射激波及其反射激波多次诱导正弦型预混火焰界面失稳的现象进行了三维数值模拟,并对计算结果的可靠性进行了验证。研究结果显示,在激波的多次作用下,火焰界面的演变过程主要受Richtmyer-Meshkov (RM)不稳定特性和化学反应特性的双重影响,且随着入射激波强度的增强,上述2种特性均得到进一步强化。为构造体现反应性RM不稳定特性的参数,根据火焰界面混合区平均涡量和化学反应速率,提出了表征界面受不稳定性和化学反应影响的量纲一参数。通过分析发现,在同一入射激波强度下,该参数的对数形式随入射激波和反射激波的多次作用呈基本相同的线性增长趋势;对不同马赫数的入射激波,该参数对数形式的线性增长率也基本一致。这样的变化表明该量纲一参数能够反映反应性RM不稳定过程中火焰界面发展的内在规律。     

Numerical study of three-dimensional developments of premixed flame induced by multiple shock waves

The three-dimensional interactions of a perturbed premixed flame interface with a planar incident shock wave and its reflected shock waves are numerically simulated by solving the compressible, reactive Navier–Stokes equations with the high-resolution scheme and a single-step chemical reaction. The effects of the initial incident shock wave strength (Mach number) and the initial perturbation pattern of interface on the interactions are investigated. The distinct properties of perturbation growth on the flame interface during the interactions are presented. Our results show that perturbation growth is mainly attributed to the flame stretching and propagation. The flame stretching is associated with the larger-scale vortical flow due to Richtmyer–Meshkov instability while the flame propagation is due to the chemical reaction. The mixing properties of unburned/burned gases on both sides of the flame are quantitatively analyzed by using integral and statistical diagnostics. The results show that the large-scale flow due to the vortical motion always plays a dominating role during the reactive interaction process; however, the effect of chemistry becomes more important at the later stage of the interactions, especially for higher Mach number cases. The scalar dissipation due to the molecular diffusion is always small in the present study and can be negligible.     

A three-dimensional numerical study on instability of sinusoidal flame induced by multiple shock waves

The instabilities of a three-dimensional sinusoidally premixed flame induced by an incident shock wave with Mach = 1.7 and its reshock waves were studied by using the Navier–Stokes(NS) equations with a single-step chemical reaction and a high resolution, 9th-order weighted essentially non-oscillatory scheme. The computational results were validated by the grid independence test and the experimental results in the literature. The computational results show that after the passage of incident shock wave the flame interface develops in symmetric structure accompanied by large-scale transverse vortex structures. After the interactions by successive reshock waves, the flame interface is gradually destabilized and broken up, and the large-scale vortex structures are gradually transformed into small-scale vortex structures. The small-scale vortices tend to be isotropic later.The results also reveal that the evolution of the flame interface is affected by both mixing process and chemical reaction. In order to identify the relationship between the mixing and the chemical reaction, a dimensionless parameter, η, that is defined as the ratio of mixing time scale to chemical reaction time scale, is introduced. It is found that at each interaction stage the effect of chemical reaction is enhanced with time.The enhanced effect of chemical reaction at the interaction stage by incident shock wave is greater than that at the interaction stages by reshock waves. The result suggests that the parameter η can reasonably character the features of flame interface development induced by the multiple shock waves.     

EXPERIMENTALLY STUDY OF THE RICHTMYER-MESHKOV INSTABILITY AT N2/SF6 FLAT INTERFACES BY DIFFRACTED INCIDENT SHOCK WAVES AND RESHOCK

利用高速纹影测试实验研究低马赫数入射激波绕圆柱体后冲击N₂/SF₆平面界面,以及来自固壁的反射激波再冲击过程的（Richmyer-Meshkov,R-M）不稳定性特征.与平面激波作用不同的是,绕射后的激波会在界面处生成局部扰动.实验结果显示,入射激波作用下界面宽度增长缓慢,而反射激波再冲击后,局部扰动会产生大的“尖钉”和“气泡”结构;以及反射激波与边界层相互作用产生壁面涡,它们会加剧湍流混合区的增长;实验中反射激波过后混合区增长率不十分依赖于波前状态,增长规律同Mikaelian模型较吻合;来自尾部固壁的反射稀疏波会再次加剧湍流混合区的增长.     

Numerical investigation of ethylene flame bubble instability induced by shock waves

In this paper, the ethylene/oxygen/nitrogen premixed flame instabilities induced by incident and reflected shock wave were investigated numerically. The effects of grid resolutions and chemical mechanisms on the flame bubble deformation process are evaluated. In the computational frame, the 2D multi-component Navier–Stokes equations with second-order flux-difference splitting scheme were used; the stiff chemical source term was integrated using an implicit ordinary differential equations (ODEs) solver. The two ethylene/oxygen/nitrogen chemical mechanisms, namely 3-step reduced mechanism and 35-step elementary skeletal mechanism, were used to examine the reliability of chemistry. On the other hand, the different grid sizes, Δx × Δy = 0.25 × 0.5mm and Δx × Δy = 0.15 × 0.2mm, were implemented to examine the accuracy of the grid resolution. The computational results were qualitatively validated with experimental results of Thomas et al. (Combust Theory Model 5:573–594, 2001). Two chemical mechanisms and two grid resolutions used in present study can qualitatively reproduce the ethylene spherical flame instability process generated by an incident shock wave of Mach number 1.7. For the case of interaction between the flame and reflected shock waves, the 35-steps mechanism qualitatively predicts the physical process and is somewhat independent on the grid resolutions, while the 3-steps mechanism fails to reproduce the instability of ethylene flame for the two selected grid resolutions. It is concluded that the detailed chemical mechanism, which includes the chain elementary reactions of fuel combustion, describes the flame instability induced by shock wave, in spite of the fact that the flame thickness (reaction zone) is represented by 1–2 grids only.      

激波诱导火焰变形、混合和燃烧的数值研究

为了深入研究激波诱导的火焰变形以及由此带来的混合和燃烧变化特性,采用带单步化学反应的Navier-Stokes方程和高网格分辨率,对平面入射激波及其反射激波诱导球形火焰变形的现象进行了二维数值研究,计算结果与实验结果较好吻合。研究结果显示,在反射激波作用前,火焰的变形和皱褶主要受入射激波诱导等物理过程影响;而在反射激波与失稳火焰作用后,燃烧放热率、火焰有效面积和界面长度均迅速增加,控制火焰变形的机制逐渐向化学反应(燃烧)过程过渡;在失稳火焰发展的后期,增强的燃烧过程能够削弱火焰界面的皱褶,进而抑制未燃气和可燃气的混合。由此可以得出结论,激波诱导的火焰界面通过变形可促进界面两侧未燃气与可燃气的混合,进而强化燃烧过程,但燃烧的增强却反过来能抑制混合;认识两者之间的关系有助于利用或控制激波 火焰相互作用过程。     

柱形汇聚激波冲击球形重气体界面的实验研究

采用高速纹影法实验研究了柱形汇聚激波与球形重气体界面相互作用的 Richtmyer-Meshkov不稳定性问题. 激波管实验段基于激波动力学理论设计, 将马赫数为1.2 的平面激波转化为柱形汇聚激波, 气体界面由肥皂膜分隔六氟化硫(内)和空气(外)得到. 采用高速摄影机在单次实验中拍摄激波运动的全过程, 对柱形激波的形成进行了实验验证, 并进一步观测了汇聚激波与球形气体界面相互作用过程中的波系发展和气体界面变形以及反射激波同已变形界面二次作用的流场演化. 结果表明: 当柱形汇聚激波穿过气泡界面以后, 气泡左侧界面极点沿激波传播方向保持匀速运动, 气泡右侧界面发展成为射流结构, 气泡主体发展成为涡环结构; 在反射激波的二次作用下, 流场中无序运动显著增强并很快进入湍流混合阶段.     

NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF SMALL-AMPLITUDE INITIAL PERTURBATIONS ON RM INSTABILITY

采用Navier-Stokes 方程对入射激波及其反射激波连续诱导小振幅扰动界面的Richtmyer-Meshkov 不稳定性增长过程进行了二维数值模拟,分析了单模和随机多模两种不同初始形态的界面上钉结构和泡结构在反射激波作用前后的发展特性. 研究结果发现：单模扰动的初始界面形态对反射激波前、后界面的扰动增长都有影响,反射激波前的界面形态信息可以通过钉和泡结构之间的反转传递到反射激波过后. 扰动界面上钉结构的发展速度控制了界面混合区总体的发展速度,反射激波前界面上发展成具有完整冠部形态的钉,在反射激波后会反转成复杂的泡结构,此泡结构对反射激波后钉的发展不利. 随机多模界面显示了与单模界面类似的发展规律,但随机多模界面上的复杂泡结构分布的不对称性使得其对钉结构增长的拖曳效应相对要弱,这导致了相似扰动波长下多模随机界面的扰动发展相对单模界面扰动发展要快.     

小扰动界面形态对RM不稳定性影响的数值分析

采用Navier-Stokes 方程对入射激波及其反射激波连续诱导小振幅扰动界面的Richtmyer-Meshkov 不稳定性增长过程进行了二维数值模拟,分析了单模和随机多模两种不同初始形态的界面上钉结构和泡结构在反射激波作用前后的发展特性. 研究结果发现:单模扰动的初始界面形态对反射激波前、后界面的扰动增长都有影响,反射激波前的界面形态信息可以通过钉和泡结构之间的反转传递到反射激波过后. 扰动界面上钉结构的发展速度控制了界面混合区总体的发展速度,反射激波前界面上发展成具有完整冠部形态的钉,在反射激波后会反转成复杂的泡结构,此泡结构对反射激波后钉的发展不利. 随机多模界面显示了与单模界面类似的发展规律,但随机多模界面上的复杂泡结构分布的不对称性使得其对钉结构增长的拖曳效应相对要弱,这导致了相似扰动波长下多模随机界面的扰动发展相对单模界面扰动发展要快.      

Numerical simulations of the process of multiple shock–flame interactions

Based on a weighted essentially nonoscillatory scheme, the multiple interactions of a flame interface with an incident shock wave and its reshock waves are numerically simulated by solving the compressible reactive Navier–Stokes equations with a single-step Arrhenius chemical reaction. The two-dimensional sinusoidally perturbed premixed flames with different initial perturbed amplitudes are used to investigate the effect of the initial perturbation on the flame evolutions. The results show that the development of the flame interface is directly affected by the initial perturbed amplitudes before the passages of reshock waves, and the perturbation development is mainly controlled by the Richtmyer–Meshkov instability(RMI). After the successive impacts of multiple reshock waves, the chemical reaction accelerates the consumption of reactants and leads to a gradual disappearance of the initial perturbed information. The perturbation developments in frozen flows with the same initial interface as those in reactive flows are also demonstrated.Comparisons of results between the reactive and frozen flows show that a chemical reaction changes the perturbation pattern of the flame interface by decreasing the density gradient,thereby weakening the baroclinic torque in the flame mixing region, and therefore plays a dominant role after the passage of reshock waves.     

反射激波作用下三维凹气柱界面演化的数值研究

激波与气柱相互作用是Richtmyer-Meshkov不稳定性研究的经典案例. 单次激波与二维气柱相互作用已得到广泛关注, 但是反射激波再次冲击气柱 (尤其是三维气柱) 的研究较少, 相关演化规律和机理尚不清楚. 反射激波再次冲击演化中的气柱界面会产生新的斜压涡量, 影响涡量的输运和分布, 从而影响界面的演化. 本文采用自主开发的HOWD (high-order WENO and double-flux methods) 程序, 研究了马赫数为1.29的平面激波冲击N激波与气柱相互作用是Richtmyer-Meshkov不稳定性研究的经典案例.单次激波与二维气柱相互作用已得到广泛关注,但是反射激波再次冲击气柱(尤其是三维气柱)的研究较少,相关演化规律和机理尚不清楚.反射激波再次冲击演化中的气柱界面会产生新的斜压涡量,影响涡量的输运和分布,从而影响界面的演化.本文采用自主开发的HOWD (high-order WENO and double-flux methods)程序,研究了马赫数为1.29的平面激波冲击N_2气柱(气柱外为SF_6)的演化过程,并考察了反射激波对二维和三维凹气柱界面演化的影响规律.在数值模拟中,选取了不同的反射距离(定义为气柱和反射边界的距离),得到了二维和三维凹气柱在反射激波冲击前后的完整演化图像,提取了气柱上特征点位置随时间变化的定量数据,重点分析了不同演化阶段气柱几何特征及斜压涡量分布的变化趋势.研究表明,反射距离决定着反射激波作用气柱时的激波形状和气柱形态,从而影响斜压涡量的生成和分布,进而改变气柱的不稳定性演化过程.对于三维气柱,不同高度截面上的斜压涡量分布不同,从而诱导出复杂的三维演化结构.     

Re-initiation phenomenon of gaseous detonation induced by shock reflection

The two-dimensional, time-dependent, reactive Navier–Stokes equations including the effects of viscosity, thermal conduction and molecular diffusion were solved to reveal the wave evolution and chemical dynamics involved in the re-initiation process. The computation was performed for hydrogen–oxygen–argon mixtures at the low initial pressure (8.00 kPa), using detailed chemical reaction model. The results show that, the decoupled leading shock reflects on the right wall of the vertical branch. High temperature and pressure behind the reflected shock induce the generation of hot spots and local explosion. Therefore, the re-initiation of gaseous detonation occurs. In the re-initiation area, there exist very high OH concentration and no H ₂ concentration. However, in front of reflected shock, there exist relatively high H ₂ concentration and no OH radicals. Additionally, the shock–flame interaction induces RM instability. This results in the fast mixing between hot reacted gas mixture and the relatively cold unreacted gas mixture and accelerates the chemical reactions. However, the shock–flame interaction contributes much less to the re-initiation, in contrast with shock reflection. The transition of leading shock from regular reflection to Mach reflection happens during the re-initiation. The computed evolution of wave structures involved in the re-initiation is qualitatively agreeable with that from the experimental schlieren images.      

Richtmyer-Meshkov不稳定性流体混合区发展的实验研究

使用矩形激波管,在马赫数分别为$M=1.5$和1.7的条件下实验研究了气/液界面 上(即Atwood数$A$接近1时)由Richtmyer-Meshkov不稳定性引起的流体混合现象. 得到 了气/液界面上Richtmyer-Meshkov不稳定性后期流体混合区域宽度随时间的发展呈现出线 性关系的结果,即$h \propto t$. 比较了不同马赫数和初始扰动下的发展情况,发现当 马赫数增加时,同一时间混合区域 宽度随之增加,混合区域宽度增长变快;而相比于波长差别不大的弱多模态初始扰动(无人 为干扰界面), 当界面初始扰动获得随机外界干扰时,界面混合区域具有较大的宽度以及增 长速度. 并且增加激波马赫数和初始扰动多模态性,流体混合程度更为剧烈.     

Effect of chemical reactivity on the detonation initiation in shock accelerated flow in a confined space

The interactions of a spherical flame with an in- cident shock wave and its reflected shock wave in a confined space were investigated using the three-dimensional reactive Navier-Stokes equations, with emphasis placed on the effect of chemical reactivity of mixture on the flame distortion and detonation initiation after the passage of the reflected shock wave. It is shown that the spatio-temporal characteristics of detonation initiation depend highly on the chemical reactivity of the mixture. When the chemical reactivity enhances, the flame can be severely distorted to form a reactive shock bifurcation structure with detonations initiating at different three-dimensional spatial locations. Moreover, the detonation initiation would occur earlier in a mixture of more enhanced reactivity. The results reveal that the detonations arise from hot spots in the unburned region which are initiated by the shock-detonation-transition mechanism.     

激波聚焦诱导点火和爆轰的数值研究

以二维轴对称多组分Euler方程为基础，采用非正交结构化网格和改进的波传播算法，模拟了激波在抛物形反射壁面聚焦反射诱导点火和爆轰的过程，描述了其流场形态。讨论了预混气组成、入射激波强度及反射壁面形状对点火和爆轰的影响。结果表明，激波在抛物形反射壁面顶点处聚焦反射可形成局部高温高压区域，该区域在一定条件下可点燃预混气甚至形成爆轰，其中低稀释剂浓度的预混气、较大的入射激波Mach数和较深的反射壁面有利于可燃预混气形成爆轰。     

Experimental study of the interaction of shock waves with the contact boundary and zone of turbulent mixing of different gases

The interaction of a shock wave with turbulent flow was experimentally investigated. The case where a shock wave formed at one end of the tube, passed through the interface between two quiescent gases with different densities (air–CO2 or air–Ar), was reflected from the end of the tube, and interacted with the zone of turbulent mixing formed at the interface. The Mach number of the shock wave incident on the interface in air was M ≈ 2.37–2.57. The flow field was recorded using the schlieren method and high-speed video recording. It was found that after passing the mixing zone, the shock-wave front was deformed and became unstable.     

激波冲击火焰的涡量特性研究

激波冲击火焰的现象涉及一系列复杂的物理化学过程,其中涡量的生成与演化对控制火焰发展起重要作用。为系统分析激波冲击火焰过程中的涡量特性,采用二维带化学反应的Navier-Stokes方程对平面入射激波及其反射激波与球形火焰作用的现象进行了数值研究,通过引入并行计算达到高网格分辨率的要求。计算结果表明,斜压项对火焰区内涡量生成起主导作用,压缩项和耗散项在火焰膨胀阶段抑制涡量生成,此外,火焰在激波压缩阶段主要受物理过程而非化学反应过程影响。     

激波诱导下的气体界面不稳定性实验研究

界面不稳定性, 特别是Richtmyer–Meshkov (RM) 不稳定性, 是流体
力学中一项重要的研究内容, 无论在学术研究领域还是工程应用领域都有着
重要的研究价值和应用背景. RM 不稳定性问题自提出以来, 得到了学术界
广泛的关注, 其研究无论是在实验方法、数值模拟还是在理论分析方面都取
得了很大的进展. 在激波管中开展激波与界面相互作用的实验研究, 即研究
界面初始扰动在激波诱导下的演化规律, 是目前研究RM 不稳定性的重要手
段. RM 不稳定性实验研究包括3 个部分, 分别是激波的产生、界面的形成
以及流场的观测. 综述了RM 不稳定性的实验研究进展, 并针对目前研究的
局限性提出了RM 不稳定性今后实验研究的重点和方向: 汇聚激波作用下界
面不稳定性的发展规律; 激波冲击下多种形状及大振幅界面的演化机理; 三
维界面的RM 不稳定性发展规律; 可压缩湍流的形成与混合机理.      

Investigation of interaction between reflected shocks and growing perturbation on an interface

This paper reports the result of investigation into Richtmyer–Meshkov instability (RMI) resulting from multiple interactions of shock waves with the interface between two media of different densities. The instability growth rates were measured after the interactions of the mixing zone with the refracted shock and the first and the second shocks reflected from the endwall. It was shown that for the contribution of separate shock–interface interactions to the instability growth rate, the condition of additivity is not realized. The values of the factor , accounting for the decrease in the RMI growth rate due to the thickening of the mixing zone, have been determined for a continuous interface and for a turbulent mixing zone. Received 27 January 1998 / Accepted 10 June 1998