Resolution requirements in stochastic field simulation of turbulent premixed flames
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Author(s)
Picciani, MA
Richardson, ES
Navarro-Martinez, S
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The spatial resolution requirements of the Stochastic Fields probability density function approach are investigated in the context of turbulent premixed combustion simulation. The Stochastic Fields approach is an attractive way to implement a transported Probability Density Function modelling framework into Large Eddy Simulations of turbulent combustion. In premixed combustion LES, the numerical grid should resolve flame-like structures that arise from solution of the Stochastic Fields equation. Through analysis of Stochastic Fields simulations of a freely-propagating planar turbulent premixed flame, it is shown that the flame-like structures in the Stochastic Fields simulations can be orders of magnitude narrower than the LES filter length scale. The under-resolution is worst for low Karlovitz number combustion, where the thickness of the Stochastic Fields flame structures is on the order of the laminar flame thickness. The effect of resolution on LES predictions is then assessed by performing LES of a laboratory Bunsen flame and comparing the effect of refining the grid spacing and filter length scale independently. The usual practice of setting the LES filter length scale equal to grid spacing leads to severe under-resolution and numerical thickening of the flame, and to substantial error in the turbulent flame speed. The numerical resolution required for accurate solution of the Stochastic Fields equations is prohibitive for many practical applications involving high-pressure premixed combustion. This motivates development of a Thickened Stochastic Fields approach (Picciani et al. Flow Turbul. Combust. X, YYY (2018) in order to ensure the numerical accuracy of Stochastic Fields simulations.
Date Issued
2018-12-01
Date Acceptance
2018-06-15
Citation
Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 2018, 101 (4), pp.1103-1118
ISSN
1386-6184
Publisher
Springer
Start Page
1103
End Page
1118
Journal / Book Title
Flow, Turbulence and Combustion
Volume
101
Issue
4
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
Resolution requirements
Turbulent combustion
LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION
PROBABILITY DENSITY-FUNCTION
SCALAR
MODEL
FORMULATION
LES
09 Engineering
Mechanical Engineering & Transports
Fluids & Plasmas
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-08-11