Measurement of Temperature Profile in Non-Premixed Turbulent Flame of Lean LPG/Air Mixture

Author(s):  
Hayder Abed Dhahad

The current research was carried out on the topic of non-Premixed turbulent flames. The temperature profile of non-premixed turbulent flame of lean L P G- Air mixture (φ = 0.66) were obtained. A simple type of Bunsen burner with two different inside diameter and having two different perforated plates was designed in order to achieve turbulent flow. The temperature was obtained at the two diameters and different positions for perforated plates. The temperature profiles were obtained by using a fine thermocouple at height (3mm) above the burner mouth. The maximum temperature for all cases was found at flame adge, and start decreasing for both sides.

Author(s):  
Pratap Sathiah ◽  
Andrei N. Lipatnikov

A typical stationary premixed turbulent flame is the developing flame, as indicated by the growth of mean flame thickness with distance from flame-stabilization point. The goal of this work is to assess the importance of modeling flame development for RANS simulations of confined stationary premixed turbulent flames. For this purpose, submodels for developing turbulent diffusivity and developing turbulent burning velocity, which were early suggested by our group (FSC model) and validated for expanding spherical flames [4], have been incorporated into the so-called Zimont model of premixed turbulent combustion and have been implemented into the CFD package Fluent 6.2. The code has been run to simulate a stationary premixed turbulent flame stabilized behind a triangular bluff body in a rectangular channel using both the original and extended models. Results of these simulations show that the mean temperature and velocity fields in the flame are markedly affected by the development of turbulent diffusivity and burning velocity.


Author(s):  
Kuo C. San ◽  
Yu Z. Huang ◽  
Shun C. Yen

Rifled fillisters were milled on cannular frustums to modulate flow behavior and to increase the turbulence intensity (TI). The TI and combustion intensity were compared in four configurations of frustums—unrifled, inner-rifled, outer-rifled, and two-faced rifled. The flame patterns and flame lengths were observed and measured by direct-color photography. The temperature profiles and (total) combustion intensity were detected and calculated with an R-type thermocouple. Three flame patterns (jet, flickering, and lifted flames) were defined behind the pure-jet nozzle. Four flame patterns (jet, flickering, bubble, and turbulent flames) were observed behind the unrifled frustum. The bluff-body frustum changes the lifted flame to turbulent flame due to a high T.I at high central-fuel velocity (uc). The experimental data showed that the grooved rifles improved the air-propane mixing, which then improved the combustion intensity. The rifled mechanism intensified the swirling effect and then the flame-temperature profiles were more uniform than those behind the pure-jet nozzle. The increased TI also resulted in the shortest flame length behind the two-faced rifled frustum and increased the total combustion intensity.


Author(s):  
A. T. Hsu ◽  
M. S. Anand ◽  
M. K. Razdan

The evolution probability density function (PDF) method provides a framework for the simulation of both diffusion and premixed turbulent flames. With this method, the chemical reaction rates are treated without approximation. In contrast, the conventional Reynolds-average methods need to model the mean reaction rates in turbulent flame calculations. In addition, conventional methods require special models for premixed flames that are developed under restrictive assumptions and rely on ad hoc expressions for the rate of reaction progress. The present work demonstrates the capability of the PDF method in realistic combustor design calculations. A lean premixed flame swirl combustor is simulated using the scalar PDF method, and the results are compared with experimental data. It is shown that the PDF method can correctly predict the turbulent flame speed and location of the flame. The ability of the PDF method to handle finite-rate complex chemistry of any number of reaction steps makes it an ideal candidate for emissions predictions in low emission combustor designs.


A study of the balance equation for turbulent kinetic energy of a premixed turbulent flame has been carried out. Various parameters constituting each term have either been measured or have been calculated from previously measured values. Propane and hydrogen were used as fuels, and the turbulence intensity of the approach flow was varied. Thus, an energy balance of turbulence in a flame has been set up. These results show that increase in both approach turbulence intensity and laminar burning velocity reduce the ratio of production/dissipation in a flame. Thus the stabilizing influence of laminar burning velocity is fully confirmed. The turbulent convection term is found to remain substantially unaltered. The advection term, on the other hand, changes from a loss to a gain in the turbulent energy of the flame. Finally, it is shown that significant differences exist between a flame and a non-reactive variable density axisymmetric jet. These conclusions make the study of turbulent flames unique in that theories that do not accommodate their special features should either be modified or abandoned.


Volume 4 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pratap Sathiah ◽  
Andrei N. Lipatnikov ◽  
Jerzy Chomiak

Non-stationary confined premixed turbulent flames stabilized behind a bluff body are studied. A simple kinematic model of such flames was developed by Dowling [9] who reduced the combustion process to the propagation of an infinitely thin flame at a constant speed. The goal of this work is to extend the model by taking into account the structure of premixed turbulent flames and the development of turbulent flame speed and thickness. For these purposes, the so-called Flame Speed Closure model for multi-dimensional simulations of premixed turbulent flames is adapted and combined with the aforementioned Dowling model. Simulations of the heat release rate dynamics for ducted flames due to oncoming flow oscillations have been performed. Typical results show that the oscillations of the integrated heat release rate follow the oncoming flow velocity oscillations with certain time delay. The delays computed using the Dowling and the above approach are different, thus indicating the importance of resolving flame structure when modeling ducted flame oscillations.


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