Optical Study of Combustor Reaction Zone

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Levy ◽  
M. Lev ◽  
V. Ovcharenko
Keyword(s):  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
Reaction Zone ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Infrared Emission ◽  
Visible Spectral Range ◽  
Continuum Emission ◽  
Visible Range ◽  
Combustion Mechanism ◽  
Infrared Images ◽  
Reaction Zones

Measurements of emitted radiation from the gases within the reaction zone of a combustor were performed. The combustor was a 30% flat (rectangular) model of an annular combustion chamber of a turbojet-engine. Nonpremixed, turbulent combustion was fueled by kerosene. The equivalence ratios were within the range of 0.15–0.75. The combustor had two quartz windows permitting optical observation of the combustion process. In an earlier work, the infrared emission from the efflux gases, the combustion products, just outside of the combustor exit plane, was investigated using an infrared camera, equipped with an interference bandpass filter. In the present study, infrared images of the combustion inside the chamber were obtained. The location of the high temperature recirculation zones can be identified in the infrared images obtained by the camera. In the visible spectral range, the emission of CH* radicals and C2* molecules from within the combustion chamber was investigated through the quartz window. These species exist within the reaction zones and play an important role in the combustion mechanism. Their excitation is mainly due to the chemical reactions and so they can serve for diagnosis of combustion processes in reaction zones. The emission from the combustor, in the visible range, was recorded with the aid of a fiber-optic based spectrometer. Local measurements of the emissions of the Swan bands of C2* molecules at 471 nm, 513 nm, 560 nm, vibronic band of CH* radicals at 431 nm and continuum emission of carbonaceous products of pyrolysis were recorded along the combustor centerline. The intensity is correlated with location of the combustion zones. The distribution of the emission was observed as being dependent on the global equivalence ratio.

scholarly journals Study on effect CO2 diluent on fuel cоmbustion in methane-oxygen combustion chambers

Vestnik IGEU ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 14-22
Author(s):  
I.I. Komarov ◽  
D.M. Kharlamova ◽  
A.N. Vegera ◽  
V.Y. Naumov
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Methane Combustion ◽  
Flame Stabilization ◽  
Total Carbon ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Combustion Mechanism ◽  
Combustion Chambers ◽  
The Impact

Studying closed gas turbine cycles on supercritical carbon dioxide is currently a promising issue in the development of power energy sector in terms of increasing energy efficiency and minimizing greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. Combustion of methane with oxygen in the combustion chamber occurs not in the nitrogen environment, but in the environment of carbon dioxide, that is the working fluid of the cycle, which is an inhibitor of chemical reactions. A large mass content of such a diluent of the reaction mixture in the volume of the chamber leads to the risks of significant chemical underburning, efficiency decrease of the combustion chamber and the cycle as a whole. The aim of the research is to study the kinetic parameters of the combustion of methane with oxygen in a supercritical CO2 diluent medium to ensure reliable and stable combustion of fuel by assessing the degree of the inhibitory effect of CO2 and determining its permissible amount in the active combustion zone of the combustion chamber. The research method is a numerical simulation of turbulent-kinetic processes of methane combustion in the combustion chamber using the reduced methane combustion mechanism. Ansys Fluent software package has been used. The authers have studied the impact of CO2 diluent on fuel cоmbustion in methane-oxygen combustion chambers. It is found that the combustor flame stabilization takes place if the content of СО2 diluent supplied to the mixture with oxidizer is 0,46–0,5 of mass fraction; additional СО2 diluent forms local low temperature zones which slow down the combustion process. When this happens, adding cooling СО2 into the flame stabilization zone should be eliminated. The study has found that no more than 20 % of the total carbon dioxide content should be supplied to the combustion chamber; to stabilize the flame and reduce its length, it is necessary to install blades to swirl the fuel and oxidizer mixed with CO2 at the inlet of the combustion chamber; CO2 supply for cooling should be carried out not less than 130 mm away from the burner mouth.

scholarly journals Characterization of radiative heat transfer in a spark-ignition engine through high-speed experiments and simulations

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Lucca Henrion ◽  
Michael C. Gross ◽  
Sebastian Ferreryo Fernandez ◽  
Chandan Paul ◽  
Samuel Kazmouz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Spark Ignition ◽  
Infrared Emission ◽  
Spark Ignition Engine ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Molecular Gases ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Molecular Radiation

A combined experimental and Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) study of molecular radiation is presented for combustion in a homogeneous pre-mixed spark-ignition engine. Molecular radiation can account for ~10% of the engine heat loss and could have a noticeable impact on the local conditions within the combustion chamber. The Transparent Combustion Chamber (TCC) engine, a single-cylinder two-valve research engine with a transparent liner and piston for optical access, was used for this study. High-speed infrared emission spectroscopy and radiative post-processing of LES calculations have been performed to gain insight into the timescales and magnitude of radiative emissions of molecular gases during the combustion process. Both the measurements and simulations show significant Cycle-to-Cycle Variations (CCV) of radiative emission. There is agreement in the instantaneous radiative spectrum of experiment and simulation, but the crank-angle development of the radiative spectrum shows disagreement. The strengths and limitations of the optical experiments and radiative simulations are seen in the results and suggest pathways for future efforts in characterizing the influence of molecular radiation. In particular, focusing on the relative changes of the spectral features will be important as they contain information about the thermochemical properties of the gas mixture.

scholarly journals Combustion Thermodynamics of Ethanol, n-Heptane, and n-Butanol in a Rapid Compression Machine with a Dual Direct Injection (DDI) Supply System

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2729
Author(s):  
Ireneusz Pielecha ◽  
Sławomir Wierzbicki ◽  
Maciej Sidorowicz ◽  
Dariusz Pietras
Keyword(s):  
Heat Release ◽  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
Internal Combustion Engines ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Combustion Efficiency ◽  
Injection System ◽  
Rapid Compression Machine ◽  
Process Indicators ◽  
Rapid Compression

The development of internal combustion engines involves various new solutions, one of which is the use of dual-fuel systems. The diversity of technological solutions being developed determines the efficiency of such systems, as well as the possibility of reducing the emission of carbon dioxide and exhaust components into the atmosphere. An innovative double direct injection system was used as a method for forming a mixture in the combustion chamber. The tests were carried out with the use of gasoline, ethanol, n-heptane, and n-butanol during combustion in a model test engine—the rapid compression machine (RCM). The analyzed combustion process indicators included the cylinder pressure, pressure increase rate, heat release rate, and heat release value. Optical tests of the combustion process made it possible to analyze the flame development in the observed area of the combustion chamber. The conducted research and analyses resulted in the observation that it is possible to control the excess air ratio in the direct vicinity of the spark plug just before ignition. Such possibilities occur as a result of the properties of the injected fuels, which include different amounts of air required for their stoichiometric combustion. The studies of the combustion process have shown that the combustible mixtures consisting of gasoline with another fuel are characterized by greater combustion efficiency than the mixtures composed of only a single fuel type, and that the influence of the type of fuel used is significant for the combustion process and its indicator values.

Analysis and Research of the Combustion Process of YN4100QB Diesel Engine

2013 ◽  
Vol 744 ◽  
pp. 35-39
Author(s):  
Lei Ming Shi ◽  
Guang Hui Jia ◽  
Zhi Fei Zhang ◽  
Zhong Ming Xu
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Internal Combustion Engine ◽  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
Optimization Design ◽  
Combustion Engine ◽  
Geometric Model ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Internal Combustion ◽  
Engine Combustion ◽  
Exhaust Noise

In order to obtain the foundation to the research on the Diesel Engine YN4100QB combustion process, exhaust, the optimal design of combustion chamber and the useful information for the design of exhaust muffler, the geometric model and mesh model of a type internal combustion engine are constructed by using FIRE software to analyze the working process of internal combustion engine. Exhaust noise is the main component of automobile noise in the study of controlling vehicle noise. It is primary to design a type of muffler which is good for agricultural automobile engine matching and noise reduction effect. The present car mufflers are all development means. So it is bound to cause the long cycle of product development and waste of resources. Even sometimes not only can it not reach the purpose of reducing the noise but also it leads to reduce the engine dynamic. The strength of the exhaust noise is closely related to engine combustion temperature and pressure. The calculation and initial parameters are applied to the software based on the combustion model and theory. According to the specific operation process of internal combustion engine. Five kinds of common operation condition was compiled. It is obtained for the detailed distribution parameters of combusted gas temperature pressure . It is also got for flow velocity of the fields in cylinder and given for the relation of the parameters and crankshaft angle for the further research. At the same time NOx emissions situation are got. The numerical results show that not only does it provide the 3D distribution data in different crank shaft angle inside the cylinder in the simulation of combustion process, but also it provides a basis for the engine combustion ,emission research, the optimization design of the combustion chamber and the useful information for the designs of muffler.

Effect of Engine Operating Parameters on Combustion and Emission Characteristics

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang Lu ◽  
Ashwani K. Gupta ◽  
Eugene L. Keating
Keyword(s):  
Internal Combustion Engine ◽  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
Internal Combustion Engines ◽  
Combustion Engine ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Pressure Rise ◽  
Internal Combustion ◽  
Operating Parameters ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Pollutants Emission

Abstract Numerical simulation of flow, combustion, heat release rate and pollutants emission characteristics have been obtained using a single cylinder internal combustion engine operating with propane as the fuel. The data are compared with experimental results and show excellent agreement for peak pressure and the rate of pressure rise as a function of crank angle. The results obtained for NO and CO are also found to be in good agreement and are similar to those reported in the literature for the chosen combustion chamber geometry. The results have shown that both the combustion chamber geometry and engine operating parameters affects the flame growth within the combustion chamber which subsequently affects the pollutants emission levels. The code employed the time marching procedure and solves the governing partial differential equations of multi-component chemically reacting fluid flow by finite difference method. The numerical results provide a cost effective means of developing advanced internal combustion engine chamber geometry design that provides high efficiency and low pollution levels. It is expected that increased computational tools will be used in the future for enhancing our understanding of the detailed combustion process in internal combustion engines and all other energy conversion systems. Such detailed information is critical for the development of advanced methods for energy conservation and environmental pollution control.

Analysis of the Variable Cross-Section Duct and Straightening Device Geometry Effects on the Hydrogen Combustion Process

2021 ◽  
pp. 62-71
Author(s):  
O.V. Guskov ◽  
V.S. Zakharov ◽  
Minko
Keyword(s):  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Variable Cross Section ◽  
Hydrogen Combustion ◽  
Variable Cross ◽  
Calculation Methods ◽  
Transition Channel

The development and research of high-speed aircrafts and their individual parts is an urgent scientific task. In the scientific literature there is information about the integral characteristics of aircrafts of this type, but there is no detailed consideration of such an important part as the transition channel between the air intake and the combustion chamber. The article considers several flow path configurations. The numerical simulation results of hydrogen combustion in the channels of variable cross section using a detailed kinetic mechanism are presented. Based on the analysis of the data obtained, the models of the transition channel and the combustion chamber showing the best characteristics were selected. The impulse and the fuel combustion efficiency are used as criteria for comparing the flow paths. The difference in the application of two calculation methods is described. The presented results and calculation methods can be used at the stage of computational research of the working processes in advanced power plants.

Chemical Kinetic Analysis of a Flameless Gas Turbine Combustor

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Arvind Rao ◽  
Yeshayahou Levy ◽  
Ephraim J. Gutmark
Keyword(s):  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
Kinetic Analysis ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Flame Temperature ◽  
Plug Flow ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Chemical Reactor ◽  
Chemical Kinetic ◽  
Combustion Regime ◽  
Reactor Model

Flameless combustion (FC) is one of the most promising techniques of reducing harmful emissions from combustion systems. FC is a combustion phenomenon that takes place at low O2 concentration and high inlet reactant temperature. This unique combination results in a distributed combustion regime with a lower adiabatic flame temperature. The paper focuses on investigating the chemical kinetics of an prototype combustion chamber built at the university of Cincinnati with an aim of establishing flameless regime and demonstrating the applicability of FC to gas turbine engines. A Chemical reactor model (CRM) has been built for emulating the reactions within the combustor. The entire combustion chamber has been divided into appropriate number of Perfectly Stirred Reactors (PSRs) and Plug Flow Reactors (PFRs). The interconnections between these reactors and the residence times of these reactors are based on the PIV studies of the combustor flow field. The CRM model has then been used to predict the combustor emission profile for various equivalence ratios. The results obtained from CRM model show that the emission from the combustor are quite less at low equivalence ratios and have been found to be in reasonable agreement with experimental observations. The chemical kinetic analysis gives an insight on the role of vitiated combustion gases in suppressing the formation of pollutants within the combustion process.

Experimental and theoretical study of particulate re-entrainment from the combustion chamber walls of a diesel engine

1997 ◽  
Vol 211 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Abu-Qudais ◽  
D. B. Kittelson
Keyword(s):  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Diesel Engine ◽  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
Mass Concentration ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Surface Shear ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Soot Deposition ◽  
Engine Cycle

The purpose of this research was to investigate the influence of the in-cylinder surfaces on the net emission of the particulate matter in the exhaust of a single cylinder, diesel engine. In order to obtain this information, time-resolved sampling was done to characterize the particulate matter emitted in the engine exhaust. A rotating probe sampled the free exhaust plume once each engine cycle. The rotation of the probe was synchronized with the engine cycle in such a way that the samples could be taken at any predetermined crank angle degree window. The sampling probe was designed for isokinetic sampling in order to obtain reliable results. To characterize the exhaust particulate in real time, a filter for mass concentration measurements was used. The results showed about 45 per cent higher mass concentrations as well as particles of larger diameter emitted during blowdown than late in the displacement phase of the exhaust stroke. This suggests that high in-cylinder shear rates and velocities which are associated with the blowdown process, cause the deposited soot to be re-entrained from the surfaces of the combustion chamber, where re-entrainment is favoured by conditions of high surface shear. A mathematical model to predict the amount of soot re-entrained from the cylinder walls is presented. This model is based on information presented in the literature along with the results of the time-resolved measurements of mass concentration. This model supported the hypothesis of soot deposition during the combustion process, with subsequent re-entrainment during the blowdown process of the exhaust stroke.

scholarly journals Analysis of creation and combustion process of hydrogen-air mixtures by optical method in isochoric chamber

2017 ◽  
Vol 170 (3) ◽  
pp. 121-125
Author(s):  
Marek BRZEŻAŃSKI ◽  
Tadeusz PAPUGA ◽  
Łukasz RODAK
Keyword(s):  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
Flame Front ◽  
Dose Distribution ◽  
Optical Method ◽  
Direct Injection ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Variable Composition ◽  
Mixture Formation ◽  
Before And After

The article considers the analysis of combustion process of hydrogen-air mixture of variable composition. Direct injection of hydrogen into the isochoric combustion chamber was applied and the mixture formation took place during the combustion process. The influence of the dose distribution of the fuel supplied before and after ignition on the formation of the flame front and the course of the pressure in the isochoric combustion chamber was discussed. The filming process and registration of pressure in the isochoric chamber during research of combustion process was applied.

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