Combustion properties of H2/N2/O2/steam mixtures

The present work reports new experimental and numerical results of the combustion properties of hydrogen based mixtures diluted by nitrogen and steam. Spherical expanding flames have been studied in a spherical bomb over a large domain of equivalence ratios, initial temperatures and dilutions at an initial pressure of 100 kPa (T_ini = 296, 363, 413 K; N₂/O₂ = 3.76, 5.67, 9; %Steam = 0, 20, 30). From these experiments, the laminar flame speed $S_L^0$, the Markstein length L’, the activation energy Ea and the Zel'dovich β number have been determined. These parameters were also simulated using COSILAB^® in order to verify the validity of the Mével et al. [1] detailed kinetic mechanism. Other parameters as the laminar flame thickness δ and the effective Lewis number Le_eff were also simulated. These new results aim at providing an extended database that will be very useful in the hydrogen combustion hazard assessment for nuclear reactor power plant new design.     

Fully developed mixed convection in horizontal and inclined tubes with uniform heat flux using nanofluid

Fully developed laminar mixed convection of a nanofluid consists of water and Al₂O₃ in horizontal and inclined tubes has been studied numerically. Three-dimensional elliptic governing equations have been solved to investigate the flow behaviors over a wide range of the Grashof and Reynolds numbers. Comparisons with previously published experimental and numerical works on mixed convection in a horizontal and inclined tube are performed and good agreements between the results are observed. Effects of nanoparticles concentration and tube inclinations on the hydrodynamics and thermal parameters are presented and discussed. It is shown that the nanoparticles concentration does not have significant effects on the hydrodynamics parameters. Heat transfer coefficient increases by 15% at 4 Vol.% Al₂O₃. Skin friction coefficient continually increases with the tube inclination, but the heat transfer coefficient reaches a maximum at the inclination angle of 45°.     

Investigation of laminar plasma remelting/cladding processing

Investigation of remelting and cladding processing with laminar plasma jets on several metals has been conducted looking for possible development of a new surface modification technique. The remelting tests illustrated that the new method could evidently improve the material microstructure and properties of cast iron. The cladding was done with Al₂O₃ ceramic powder on stainless steel. The energy dispersive spectra (EDS) analysis was used to determine the distribution of the major cladding element in the plasma-processed layers, for which the microstructure observations and hardness measurements were also performed.     

Organic fuelled flames in selective ionization detectors for chromatography

Summary The selectivities of two flame-based ionization detectors identified as a Remote FID (RFID) and a Flame Thermionic Ionization Detector (FTID) have been improved by introducing methane as a fuel for the flame. Both the RFID and FTID feature a detector struture in which the ionization polarizer and collector are located several centimeters downstream of an oxygen-rich flame, rather than immediately adjacent to the flame as in a flame ionization detector. The RFID detects long-lived negative ions produced in the flame by the combustion of lead, tin, phosphorus, or silicon compounds. The FTID re-ionizes and detects neutral electronegative products generated by combustion of nitrogen, halogen, or phosphorus compounds. An organic-fuelled RFID can detect 1 pg Pb (Sn, P)/sec with a selectivity of the order of 10⁶ versus hydrocarbons. An organic fuelled FTID is applicable to detection of compounds at nanogram and higher levels. FTID selectivity for PCB compounds in a transformer oil matrix is of the order of 10⁵1. The improved selectivity achieved by using an organic-fuelled flame is also applicable to the detection of phospholipid and other non-volatile N, P, or Cl compounds using an FID/FTID detector accessory for a TLC/FID analyser.     

Analytical predictions of shapes of laminar diffusion flames in microgravity and earth gravity

Flame shape is an important observed characteristic of flames that can be used to scale flame properties such as heat release rates and radiation. Flame shape is affected by fuel type, oxygen levels in the oxidiser, inverse burning and gravity. The objective of this study is to understand the effect of high oxygen concentrations, inverse burning, and gravity on the predictions of flame shapes. Flame shapes are obtained from recent analytical models and compared with experimental data for a number of inverse and normal ethane flame configurations with varying oxygen concentrations in the oxidiser and under earth gravity and microgravity conditions. The Roper flame shape model was extended to predict the complete flame shapes of laminar gas jet normal and inverse diffusion flames on round burners. The Spalding model was extended to inverse diffusion flames. The results show that the extended Roper model results in reasonable predictions for all microgravity and earth gravity flames except for enhanced oxygen normal diffusion flames under earth gravity conditions. The results also show trends towards cooler flames in microgravity that are in line with past experimental observations. Some key characteristics of the predicted flame shapes and parameters needed to describe the flame shape using the extended Roper model are discussed.     

“蜡烛火焰划分”实验的局限成因分析及改进研究

人教版初中化学首个探究性实验"蜡烛及其燃烧"明确指出火焰的划分方法，但在实际教学中肉眼观察法和火柴梗燃烧法对蜡烛火焰的划分存在一定的局限性。采用文献研究法和实验验证法分析其局限性的成因——燃料的析炭能力强弱、材料结构的不同等，并提出相应的改进建议。     

一氧化碳添加对甲烷/空气贫燃预混火焰的影响(英文)

通过对贫燃条件下(燃料与空气化学计量比φ=0.60-0.80)的甲烷/一氧化碳/空气火焰结构进行数值模拟,研究燃料中一氧化碳添加量对层流燃烧速度、氮氧化合物的排放以及熄火拉伸率的影响.随着燃料中一氧化碳添加量的不断增加,层流燃烧速度有所下降,这与燃料中加入氢气产生的现象有所不同.为了解释这一现象,本文深入探讨了层流燃烧速度与H+OH浓度峰值之间的关系,结果表明,一氧化碳的增加导致H+OH浓度峰值呈线性下降,与层流燃烧速度下降趋势完全一致.随着一氧化碳的增加,氮氧化合物排放量有所下降.探讨了NO的生成机理,且由敏感性分析得到生成NO的重要反应,分析当一氧化碳量增大时,NO的浓度以及重要反应的NO生成率均下降.此外,利用数值模拟求解径向拉伸率,深入分析燃料中添加一氧化碳时拉伸率对贫燃火焰稳定性的影响.由计算结果得到熄火拉伸率,发现燃料中一氧化碳的添加在一定程度上能够增强火焰的稳定性.     

对冲火焰流场的二维分布对层流火焰传播速度测量的影响

在φ=0.6～0.75的条件下,利用PⅣ测得对冲火焰的二维速度场,分析使用偏移中心线一定距离提取的轴线速度分布曲线所得到的层流火焰传播速度SOL与沿中心线提取的速度分布曲线得到的SOL之间的误差大小.实验结果表明,在弱火焰时对冲火焰速度场具有明显的二维效应.φ=0.6,偏离中心轴线5 mm时,相对误差达到33%;而φ=...