Novel Tabulated Combustion Model Approach for Lifted Spray Flames with Large Eddy Simulations

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 2056-2065 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhsin M. Ameen ◽  
Prithwish Kundu ◽  
Sibendu Som
2018 ◽  
Vol 141 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Wang ◽  
Qian Yu ◽  
Prashant Shrotriya ◽  
Mingmin Chen

In the present work, the fluctuations of equivalence ratio in the PRECCINSTA combustor are investigated via large eddy simulations (LES). Four isothermal flow cases with different combinations of global equivalence ratios (0.7 or 0.83) and grids (1.2 or 1.8 million cells) are simulated to study the mixing process of air with methane, which is injected into the inlet channel through small holes. It is shown that the fluctuations of equivalence ratio are very large, and their ranges are [0.4, 1.3] and [0.3, 1.2] for cases 0.83 and 0.7, respectively. For simulating turbulent partially premixed flames in this burner with the well-known dynamically thickened flame (DTF) combustion model, a suitable multistep reaction mechanism should be chosen aforehand. To do that, laminar premixed flames of 15 different equivalence ratios are calculated using three different methane/air reaction mechanisms: 2S_CH4_BFER, 2sCM2 reduced mechanisms and GRI-Mech 3.0 detailed reaction mechanism. The variations of flame temperature, flame speed and thickness of the laminar flames with the equivalence ratios are compared in detail. It is demonstrated that the applicative equivalence ratio range for the 2S_CH4_BFER mechanism is [0.5, 1.3], which is larger than that of the 2sCM2 mechanism [0.5, 1.2]. Therefore, it is recommended to use the 2S_CH4_BFER scheme to simulate the partially premixed flames in the PRECCINSTA combustion chamber.


Author(s):  
M. P. Sitte ◽  
C. Turquand d’Auzay ◽  
A. Giusti ◽  
E. Mastorakos ◽  
N. Chakraborty

Abstract The modelling of scalar dissipation rate in conditional methods for large-eddy simulations is investigated based on a priori direct numerical simulation analysis using a dataset representing an igniting non-premixed planar jet flame. The main objective is to provide a comprehensive assessment of models typically used for large-eddy simulations of non-premixed turbulent flames with the Conditional Moment Closure combustion model. The linear relaxation model gives a good estimate of the Favre-filtered scalar dissipation rate throughout the ignition with a value of the related constant close to the one deduced from theoretical arguments. Such value of the constant is one order of magnitude higher than typical values used in Reynolds-averaged approaches. The amplitude mapping closure model provides a satisfactory estimate of the conditionally filtered scalar dissipation rate even in flows characterised by shear driven turbulence and strong density variation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo J Pérez-Sánchez ◽  
Jose M Garcia-Oliver ◽  
Ricardo Novella ◽  
Jose M Pastor

This investigation analyses the structure of spray A from engine combustion network (ECN), which is representative of diesel-like sprays, by means of large eddy simulations and an unsteady flamelet progress variable combustion model. A very good agreement between modelled and experimental measurements is obtained for the inert spray that supports further analysis. A parametric variation in oxygen concentration is carried out in order to describe the structure of the flame and how it is modified when mixture reactivity is changed. The most relevant trends for the flame metrics, ignition delay and lift-off length are well-captured by the simulations corroborating the suitability of the model for this type of configuration. Results show that the morphology of the flame is strongly affected by the boundary conditions in terms of the reactive scalar spatial fields and Z–T maps. The filtered instantaneous fields provided by the simulations allow investigation of the structure of the flame at the lift-off length, whose positioning shows low fluctuations, and how it is affected by turbulence. It is evidenced that small ignition kernels appear upstream and detached from the flame that eventually merge with its base in agreement with experimental observations, leading to state that auto-ignition plays a key role as one of the flame stabilization mechanisms of the flame.


2000 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Menon

Next-generation gas turbine and internal combustion engines are required to reduce pollutant emissions significantly and also to be fuel efficient. Accurate prediction of pollutant formation requires proper resolution of the spatio-temporal evolution of the unsteady mixing and combustion processes. Since conventional steady state methods are not able to deal with these features, methodology based on large-eddy simulations (LESs) is becoming a viable choice to study unsteady reacting flows. This paper describes a new LES methodology developed recently that has demonstrated a capability to simulate reacting turbulent flows accurately. A key feature of this new approach is the manner in which small-scale turbulent mixing and combustion processes are simulated. This feature allows proper characterization of the effects of both large-scale convection and small-scale mixing on the scalar processes, thereby providing a more accurate prediction of chemical reaction effects. LESs of high Reynolds number premixed flames in the flamelet regime and in the distributed reaction regime are used to describe the ability of the new subgrid combustion model.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung-Jin Baik ◽  
Johannes Sellmann ◽  
Andreas Kempf

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