Monte Carlo method of radiative transfer applied to a turbulent flame modeling with LES

Radiative transfer plays an important role in the numerical simulation of turbulent combustion. However, for the reason that combustion and radiation are characterized by different time scales and different spatial and chemical treatments, the radiation effect is often neglected or roughly modelled. The coupling of a large eddy simulation combustion solver and a radiation solver through a dedicated language, CORBA, is investigated. Two formulations of Monte Carlo method (Forward Method and Emission Reciprocity Method) employed to resolve RTE have been compared in a one-dimensional flame test case using three-dimensional calculation grids with absorbing and emitting media in order to validate the Monte Carlo radiative solver and to choose the most efficient model for coupling. Then the results obtained using two different RTE solvers (Reciprocity Monte Carlo method and Discrete Ordinate Method) applied on a three-dimensional flame holder set-up with a correlated-k distribution model describing the real gas medium spectral radiative properties are compared not only in terms of the physical behavior of the flame, but also in computational performance (storage requirement, CPU time and parallelization efficiency). To cite this article: J. Zhang et al., C. R. Mecanique 337 (2009).     

Numerical investigation on the flowfield of ＂swallowtail＂ cavity for supersonic mixing enhancement

A ＂swallowtail＂ cavity for the supersonic combustor was proposed to serve as an efficient flame holder for scramjets by enhancing the mass exchange between the cavity and the main flow. A numerical study on the ＂swallow- tail＂ cavity was conducted by solving the three-dimensional Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations implemented with a k-e turbulence model in a multi-block mesh. Turbu- lence model and numerical algorithms were validated first, and then test cases were calculated to investigate into the mechanism of cavity flows. Numerical results demonstrated that the certain mass in the supersonic main flow was sucked into the cavity and moved spirally toward the combustor walls. After that, the flow went out of the cavity at its lateral end, and finally was efficiently mixed with the main flow. The comparison between the ＂swallowtail＂ cavity and the conventional one showed that the mass exchanged between the cavity and the main flow was enhanced by the lateral flow that was induced due to the pressure gradient inside the cavity and was driven by the three-dimensional vortex ring generated from the ＂swallowtail＂ cavity structure.     

Upstream porthole injection in a 2-D scramjet model

Injection from portholes upstream of the combustion chamber was investigated as a method of delivering fuel into a scramjet. This method reduces the viscous drag on a model by allowing a reduction in the length of the combustion chamber. At experimental enthalpies of 3.0 MJ/kg in the T4 shock tunnel, there was no evidence of combustion in the intake, either by shadowgraph or pressure measurements. Combustion was observed in the combustion chamber. A theoretical extension of these results is made to a hot wall scenario. Received 2 January 2001 / Accepted 3 August 2001     

A different approach to fabricate nanocrystalline LTB:Cu pellets with thermoluminescence response

In this study, lithium-tetraborate (LTB) was synthesized by three methods of high-temperature solid state, wet and combustion reactions. Copper was added to pure LTB by solution assisted method, to improve the thermoluminescence (TL) properties. The pellets of LTB were produced using pressing and sintering operations at 850 °C. The synthesized LTB pellets, exposed to the gamma radiation of ⁶⁰Co source in the dose range of 5–20Gy and glow curves as well as dose–response diagrams were obtained. Ultimately, the effects of different factors on TL behaviors like dopant, crystallite size and particle morphologies were studied. The results show that between pure samples, LTB which synthesized by combustion method has higher TL sensitivity than those of other methods. However, it was seen a weak glow peak for 5Gy, due to the nanocrystalline structure of LTB. This property led to decrease TL intensity at low-doses and postponed saturation at high-doses. Fading of this sample was also less than others and has relatively better reproducibility. Among LTB:Cu pellets which synthesized by the wet reaction showed the higher TL response than others due to the creation of more traps and luminescence centers and had promising properties in the case of dose response linearity and fading.     

采用工艺巷防止高瓦斯易自燃综放面上隅角瓦斯积聚的探讨

上隅角瓦斯积聚是采用综呆放顶煤技术开采高瓦斯易自燃煤层必须面对的难题。文章提出了利用工艺巷防止综放面上隅角瓦斯积聚的方法。并且,根据计算流体力学理论建立数学物理模型,模拟计算了综放工作面及采空区内空气、瓦斯流动的规律,有力地论证了该方法的可行性和有效性,为我国高瓦斯易自燃煤层综放工作面的瓦斯防治工作提供了新的思路。     

石油焦热解动力学参数及其补偿效应

通过对石油焦热解的热重分析,发现石油焦热解动力学参数受升温速率、热解率等实验条件影响较大,并归纳出石油焦热解的动力学补偿效应表达式ｌｎＡ＝ ａ＋ ｂＥ,从而建立石油焦热解动力学参数之间的关系     

剧烈燃烧型污染事故大气扩散规律的研究

通过黄磷剧烈燃烧事故对土壤污染规律的研究,分析剧烈燃烧型污染事故大气污染物浓度分布趋势,选择复杂地形上三维平流扩散方程数值模式进行计算,并绘制出水平流场和垂直剖面流场以及地面浓度分布图     

粒状硝胺火药燃烧转爆轰的研究

本文以粒状硝胺火药(编号RDU-4,几何平均粒度δ=68μm)为研究对象,研究了硝胺火药燃烧转爆轰的某些特征.结果表明,该硝胺火药药床在爆轰形成之前有予压区存在,在装填密度为1.0g/cm~3时,最易实现燃烧转爆轰。     

电厂锅炉生产水泥的开发研究

在原煤中掺入适量的石灰石和外加剂于煤粉锅炉或沸腾锅炉内燃烧,均可以成功地生产４２５号水泥,且可以保证电厂锅炉出力正常,安全稳定运行,不影响锅炉使用寿命,具有显著的经济效益和社会效益     

LES investigation of swirl intensity effect on unconfined turbulent swirling premixed flame

A finite reaction rate model is presented as a closure of large eddy simulation （LES） to numerically study an open premixed methane/air swirling flame. The resultant model is firstly validated by comparing with reported data and then employed to investigate the effect of swirling intensity on flow field, flame characteristics and combustion instability of the swirling flame. Three differ- ent swirl numbers are considered. The LES results show that as swirling intensity increases, the vortex entrainment and micro-mixing are enhanced, leading to more lean equivalent ratios at flame front; consequently, higher swirling number causes lower flame temperatures and slower CO oxidization; for all simulated swirl numbers, flame fronts are completely located out of the recirculation zones and anchored at the inner surface of the annular swirling steams; swirl number has a crucial effect on swirling flame extension toward radial and tangential dimensions and then significantly affects streamwise flame length, which is a great influencing factor on combustion instability; vortex-induced disturbance on flame in streamwise plays a critical role in combustion instability.