Assessing the effect of differential diffusion for stratified lean premixed turbulent flames with the use of LES-PDF framework
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Jones, WP
Marquis, AJ
Vogiatzaki, K
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Lean premixed stratified combustion is rapidly growing in importance for modern engine designs. This paper presents large eddy simulations for a new burner design to assess the predictive capability of the probability density function (pdf) approach to flames that propagate through non-homogeneous mixtures in terms of equivalence ratio. Although various efforts have been made in the past for the simulation of the same test case the novelty of this work lies to the fact that it is the first simulation effort that differential diffusion is accounted for given the relatively low Reynolds numbers (13,800) of the configuration. First mean and root mean square velocity simulations are performed for the isothermal cases to assess the effect of the grid resolution and the overall LES flow field solver. Then instantaneous snapshots of the flame are presented to provide insight to the structure of the flame and the effect of stratification. Finally, results for velocities, temperature and mixture fraction are presented and compared with the experimental data. Overall, the results are in very good agreement with experiments.
Date Issued
2019-06-03
Date Acceptance
2019-02-12
Citation
Combustion Science and Technology, 2019, 191 (5-6), pp.1003-1018
ISSN
0010-2202
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Start Page
1003
End Page
1018
Journal / Book Title
Combustion Science and Technology
Volume
191
Issue
5-6
Copyright Statement
© 2019 Taylor & Francis. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Combustion Science and Technology on 08 Mar 2019, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/00102202.2019.1583222
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
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Grant Number
EP/K026801/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Thermodynamics
Energy & Fuels
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Engineering, Chemical
Engineering
Stratified Flames
Large Eddy Simulation
Stochastic Fields
Differential Diffusion
LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION
NUMERICAL-SIMULATION
BURNER
COMBUSTION
TRANSPORT
CLOSURE
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
Cambridge Univ, Selwyn Coll, Cambridge, ENGLAND
Date Publish Online
2019-03-08