Analysis of flame stabilization mechanism in a hydrogen-fueled reacting wall-jet flame

Autor: Ying Piao, Hai Liu, Wantong Wu
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 44:26609-26623
ISSN: 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.08.073
Popis: In this study, the novel conservative representation of chemical explosive mode analysis is augmented to analyze the key flame features in the Burrows-Kurkov flames simulated by both Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) and large eddy simulation (LES). Subtle difference are revealed in flame stabilization mechanisms resulting from the difference in modeling and spatial resolution. RANS shows that, ahead of the flame onset location, the composition diffusion and shock wave compression play dominant roles in chemical explosion indicating that the flame is stabilized by the assisted-ignition combustion mode. In contrast, LES shows that the flame is stabilized by the auto-ignition mode since the nonchemical contribution counteracts chemical reaction during the development of ignited flame kernels. For RANS, the radical pool builds up through the unphysical back diffusion near the flame stabilization front, which reveals the limitation of RANS method in the resolution and characterization of the key flame features in Burrows-Kurkov flames.
Databáze: OpenAIRE