3D problem of heat and mass transfer at the ignition of a combustible liquid by a heated metal particle

A nonlinear nonstationary 3D problem of heat and mass transfer at gas phase ignition of a combustible liquid spread on the surface of a solid body by a metal particle heated to a high temperature is solved. This is done within the framework of a model taking into account the heat conduction and evaporation of the liquid, the diffusion and convection of the combustible vapors in the oxidizer medium, the crystallization of the ignition source, the kinetics of the processes of evaporation and ignition of liquids, the dependence of the thermophysical characteristics of the interacting substances on the temperature, and the moisture content of the oxidizer—air. The dependences of the ignition delay time of the liquid on the temperature and sizes of the heating source are established. Limiting values of the temperature and particle sizes at which the ignition conditions take place are determined. The influence of the air humidity on the inertia of the process being investigated is analyzed. A comparison of numerical values of typical parameters of the process under investigation for 2D and 3D models is performed.     

The influence of heat transfer conditions at the hot particle-liquid fuel interface on the ignition characteristics

The problem of ignition in the conditions of nonideal contact between liquid fuel and a single metallic particle heated to high temperatures is numerically solved. A gas-phase ignition model is created with regard to the heat-and-mass transfer processes in the gas region near the ignition source and the layer separating the particle and the fuel. The scale of the impact of the heat source surface roughness upon the ignition characteristics in a hot particle-liquid fuel-oxidant system is determined.     

Simulation of the ignition of a liquid fuel with a hot particle

A two-dimensional gas-phase model of ignition of a flammable liquid by a single particle heated to a high temperature with consideration given to heat conduction, evaporation, diffusion, and convection of fuel vapor in an oxidizer medium was developed. Numerical simulations made it possible to determine the dependences of the ignition delay time for the liquid on the size and initial temperature of the particle. The minimum size and initial temperature of the particle at which ignition still occurs were estimated.     

Analysis of possible reasons for macroscopic differences in the characteristics of the ignition of a model liquid fuel by a local heat source and a massive heated body

A numerical study of the ignition of the liquid fuel drop-massive heat source-air and liquid fuel-small-size heat source-air systems was performed. It was established how the ignition delay times of single drops and large amounts of liquid fuel depend on the temperature of the heated body. Possible modes of ignition of a typical fuel by small and extensive heat sources were identified.     

The influence of radiative-convective heat transfer on ignition of the drops of coal-water fuel

Simulation results are presented for thermal treatment and ignition of coal-water fuel drops under conditions of radiative-convective heating. The data demonstrate reasonbble compliance between theory and experiment for the integral parameter of ignition process — the delay time of ignition. The radiative component of heat transfer is significant for parameters and conditions of ignition. The increase in the fuel particle size makes this influence bigger. Prognostic potential was evaluated for differnet models of radiative heat tarnsfer. The delay time of ignition obtained from radiative heat transfer model “grey wall” is in good agreement with experimental data. Meanwhile, the method based on radiation diffusion approximation gives the simulation data for delay time much higher than experimental data. It is confirmed that while the process of inflammation of a coal-water particle, the key impotance belongs not to fuel-oxidizer reactions, but rather to a chain of heat treatment events, such as radiative-convective heating, water evaporation, and thermal decomposition of fuel.     

Effect of the shape of a particle heated to a high temperature on the gas-phase ignition of a liquid film

The process of gas-phase ignition of a liquid fuel film with incandescent small metal particles in the form of a parallelepiped, disk, or hemisphere was numerically simulated. The magnitude of influence of the particle shape on the delay time of ignition of a liquid fuel was determined. The range of parameters of the particle at which the effect of its shape on the ignition delay time is unimportant was established.     

Absorption of electromagnetic radiation by a cylindrical metal particle

The cross section of the absorption of electromagnetic radiation by a cylindrical metal particle is calculated. The calculation is performed in the low-frequency limit, in which the contribution of eddy currents to the absorption dominates, and for comparatively small particles (with radii of ≈10 nm), which allows us to neglect the skin effect. The case when the mean free path of electrons in the metal bulk substantially exceeds the radius of the cylindrical particle is considered in detail. The specific absorption cross sections for spherical and cylindrical particles are compared.     

Numerical simulation of solid-phase ignition of metallized condensed matter by a particle heated to a high temperature

Numerical simulation of the ignition of a composite propellant by a single “hot” particle of metal is carried out in the framework of the solid-phase model of ignition. The dependences of the ignition lag time for a metallized condensed matter on the initial temperature of a local energy source are determined. Close agreement of the obtained theoretical results with the known experimental data is found.     

Numerical estimation of the influence of natural convection in liquid on the conditions of ignition by a local heat source

Peculiarities of natural convection in a liquid condensed substance at ignition by a typical local energy source, that is, a small hot metal particle, are numerically investigated. The proposed model takes into account the whole complex of the main processes of heat and mass transfer with phase transitions, chemical reaction, and hydrodynamic processes during interaction between a liquid substance and a source with a limited energy capacity. The influence of convective streams in liquid during the ignition delay time on the process characteristics is analyzed.     

Numerical simulation of laser ignition of a liquid fuel film

Numerical simulations were used to examine a set of interrelated physicochemical processes involved in the ignition of a liquid fuel film by a low-power laser beam. The delay time of ignition of a liquid fuel film and the ignition zone location were determined. The scale of influence of the power and radius of the laser beam on the ignition characteristics was determined. The ignition criteria of ignition were identified.     

Motion through a viscous liquid of a heated spheroidal solid particle under conditions of uniform internal heat release

An expression has been derived allowing the drag to be estimated on a spheroidal hydrosol particle moving in a liquid under conditions of an arbitrary temperature difference between the particle surface and a separate region, which takes into account the temperature dependence of the liquid viscosity presented in the form of an exponential power series.     

离子液体液滴在加热平板上的铺展特性研究

采用FLIR红外热像仪对离子液体及其水溶液液滴撞击加热平板后的表面温度分布进行研究,分析了液滴铺展直径随平板加热温度及加热时间的变化规律。结果表明:随着液滴与平板加热时间的增加,液滴表面温度分布均由凹状分布变化至均匀分布;随着平板温度的增加,液滴表面温度增加。随着加热时间的增加,水液滴直径缓慢减小,并在某一时刻急剧降低;而对于60wt%离子液体液滴及纯离子液体液滴,液滴直径反而缓慢增加并趋于稳定。随着加热温度的增加,水液滴直径急剧降低的时刻点前移,对于60wt%离子液体溶液液滴,液滴直径变化规律不明显,而对于纯离子液体液滴,液滴直径逐渐增加。     

Solid-phase ignition of a composite propellant by a hot particle under free-convection heat sink into the environment

A mathematical model of the solid-phase ignition of a structurally inhomogeneous metallized composite propellant by an incandescent small particle in the form of a cylindrical disk with allowance for free-convection heat sink into the environment is developed. A numerical study of the ignition delay time, the main integral characteristics of the process, is performed. The calculation results are compared to experimental data on the ignition of model propellant compositions based on ammonium perchlorate, butyl rubber, and ASD-4 aluminum powder.     

The effect of wave characteristics on rivulet formation in heated liquid films

Formation of rivulets on the surface of non-isothermal water film falling vertically over the heaters with different sizes and boundary conditions was studied experimentally. The distances between rivulets were measured depending on Reynolds number, heat flux density and film path (a distance between the lower edge of a film-former nozzle and the measurement point of film flow characteristics). The breakdown of solitary waves at liquid film heating was revealed. Four zones of film path influence on rivulet formation were distinguished.     

Heat and mass transfer at the ignition of a liquid substance by a single “Hot” particle

The results of a numerical solution to the problem of heat and mass transfer at the ignition of a liquid flammable substance by a single particle heated to a high temperature located on its surface are presented. The problem is solved within the framework of a gas phase model of ignition. A mathematical model is formulated. It describes the following processes in a two-dimensional statement: the heat conduction and evaporation of a flammable liquid and the diffusion and convection of the combustible vapors in the oxidizer medium in the system “particle heated to a high temperature-liquid flammable substance-air.” The numerical investigations established the relation between the ignition delay time, the particle temperature and sizes, and the particle minimum temperature and sizes at which ignition of a combustible liquid is possible.     

Simulation of the ignition of liquid fuel with a local source of heating under conditions of fuel burnout

The processes of heat and mass transfer with phase transitions and chemical reactions in the ignition of liquid fuel by a local source of heating, a hot metal particle, under conditions of fuel burnout are studied. The influence of liquid fuel burnout on the ignition characteristics is analyzed, and the results of investigation of the extent of influence of this factor for solid and liquid condensed materials under conditions of local heating are compared.     

Selection of alloys and their influence on the operational characteristics of a two-stage metal hydride heat transformer

A heat transformer can upgrade heat to a higher temperature. A two-stage heat transformer has a greater temperature upgrading potential than a single-stage heat transformer, e.g. heat can be upgraded from a level of about 130–140°C to temperatures of about 200°C. A practical method to select suitable hydrides to be used in a two-stage heat transformer is presented. The example discussed shows that the selected alloys result in a reasonable operation of the two-stage heat transformer. Three different evaluation criteria viz. coefficient of performance, alloy output and temperature output, are introduced to compare the operational characteristics of heat transformers with different alloys; the influence of some metal hydride properties on the operational characteristics is also discussed.     

Heat and mass transfer at gas-phase ignition of grinded coal layer by several metal particles heated to a high temperature

Characteristics of gas-phase ignition of grinded brown coal (brand 2B, Shive-Ovoos deposit in Mongolia) layer by single and several metal particles heated to a high temperature (above 1000 K) have been investigated numerically. The developed mathematical model of the process takes into account the heating and thermal decomposition of coal at the expense of the heat supplied from local heat sources, release of volatiles, formation and heating of gas mixture and its ignition. The conditions of the joint effect of several hot particles on the main characteristic of the process–ignition delay time are determined. The relation of the ignition zone position in the vicinity of local heat sources and the intensity of combustible gas mixture warming has been elucidated. It has been found that when the distance between neighboring particles exceeds 1.5 hot particle size, an analysis of characteristics and regularities of coal ignition by several local heat sources can be carried out within the framework of the model of “single metal particle / grinded coal / air”. Besides, it has been shown with the use of this model that the increase in the hot particle height leads, along with the ignition delay time reduction, to a reduction of the source initial temperatures required for solid fuel ignition. At an imperfect thermal contact at the interface hot particle / grinded coal due to the natural porosity of the solid fuel structure, the intensity of ignition reduces due to a less significant effect of radiation in the area of pores on the heat transfer conditions compared to heat transfer by conduction in the near-surface coal layer without regard to its heterogeneous structure.     

Influence of the skin effect on the absorption of electromagnetic radiation by a fine metal particle

The cross section of absorption of electromagnetic radiation by a fine spherical metal particle is calculated. The influence of the skin effect on the absorption cross-section is estimated for an arbitrary ratio between the free path and size of the particle. The results of this work are compared with those obtained earlier in the framework of classical electrodynamics. It is shown that taking into account the kinetic effects modifies essentially the known data for the skin effect in a spherical particle.