A thickened stochastic fields approach for turbulent combustion simulation
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Author(s)
Picciani, MA
Richardson, ES
Navarro-Martinez, S
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The Stochastic Fields approach is an effective way to implement transported Probability Density Function modelling into Large Eddy Simulation of turbulent combustion. In premixed turbulent combustion however, thin flame-like structures arise in the solution of the Stochastic Fields equations that require grid spacing much finer than the filter scale used for the Large Eddy Simulation. The conventional approach of using grid spacing equal to the filter scale yields substantial numerical error, whereas using grid spacing much finer than the filter length scale is computationally-unaffordable for most industrially-relevant combustion systems. A Thickened Stochastic Fields approach is developed in this study in order to provide physically-accurate and numerically-converged solutions of the Stochastic Fields equations with reduced compute time. The Thickened Stochastic Fields formulation bridges between the conventional Stochastic Fields and conventional Thickened-Flame approaches depending on the numerical grid spacing utilised. One-dimensional Stochastic Fields simulations of freely-propagating turbulent premixed flames are used in order to obtain criteria for the thickening factor required, as a function of relevant physical and numerical parameters, and to obtain a model for an efficiency function that accounts for the loss of resolved flame surface area caused by applying the thickening transformation to the Stochastic Fields equations. The Thickened Stochastic Fields formulation is tested by performing LES of a laboratory premixed Bunsen flame. The results demonstrate that the Thickened Stochastic Fields method produces accurate predictions even when using a grid spacing equal to the filter scale. The present development therefore facilitates the accurate application of the Stochastic Fields approach to industrially-relevant combustion systems.
Date Issued
2018-12-01
Date Acceptance
2018-06-15
Citation
Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 2018, 101, pp.1119-1136
ISSN
1386-6184
Publisher
Springer
Start Page
1119
End Page
1136
Journal / Book Title
Flow, Turbulence and Combustion
Volume
101
Copyright Statement
© 2018 The Author(s). Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Thermodynamics
Mechanics
Stochastic fields
Probability density function
Premixed combustion
Thickened flame
Turbulent combustion
LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION
PROBABILITY DENSITY-FUNCTION
FLAME MODEL
SCALAR
FORMULATION
09 Engineering
Mechanical Engineering & Transports
Fluids & Plasmas
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-08-14