Modelling of Turbulent Nonpremixed CH4/H2 Flame Using Second-Moment Turbulence Closure Models

Turbulent nonpremixed CH4/H2 flame has been simulated using several typical differential secondmoment turbulence closure (SMTC) models. To clarify the applicability of the various models, the LRR-IP model,JM model, SSG model as well as two modified LRR-IP models were tested. Some of above-mentioned SMTC models cannot provide the overall satisfactory predictions of this challenging case. It is confirmed again that the standard LRR-IP model considerably overpredict the centerline velocity decay rate, and therefore performs not well. Also it is interesting to observe that the JM model does not perform well in this challenging test case, although it has already been proved successful in other cases. The SSG model produces quite satisfactory prediction and performs equally well or better than the two modified LRR-IP models in the reacting case. It can be concluded that the modified LRR-IP models as well as the SSG model are superior to the other SMTC models in the turbulent nonpremixed CH4/H2 flame.

Second-order modeling of non-premixed turbulent methane-air combustion

The main purpose of this research is the second-order modeling of flow and turbulent heat flux in nonpremixed methane-air combustion.A turbulent stream of non-premixed combustion in a stoichiometric condition,is numerically analyzed through the Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes(RANS) equations.For modeling radiation and combustion,the discrete ordinates(DO) and eddy dissipation concept model have been applied.The Reynolds stress transport model(RSM) also was used for turbulence modeling.For THF in the energy equation,the GGDH model and high order algebraic model of HOGGDH with simple eddy diffusivity model have been applied.Comparing the numerical results of the SED model(with the turbulent Prandtl 0.85) and the second-order heat flux models with available experimental data follows that applying the second-order models significantly led to the modification of predicting temperature distribution and species mass fraction distribution in the combustion chamber.Calculation of turbulent Prandtl number in the combustion chamber shows that the assumption of Pr_(t) of 0.85 is far from reality and Pr_(t) in different areas varies from 0.4 to 1.2.

NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF METHANE-AIR TURBULENT JET FLAME USING A NEW SECOND-ORDER MOMENT MODEL

A new second-order moment model for turbulent combustion is applied in the simulation of methane-air turbulent jet flame. The predicted results are compared with the experimental results and with those predicted using the well-known EBU-Arrhenius model and the original second-order moment model. The comparison shows the advantage of the new model that it requires almost the same computational storage and time as that of the original second-order moment model, but its modeling results are in better agreement with experiments than those using other models. Hence, the new second-order moment model is promising in modeling turbulent combustion with NOx formation with finite reaction rate for engineering application.

Mathematical Model of Combustion in Blunt Annular Ceramic Burner

The computer simulation of the combustion process in blast furnace(BF) stove has been studied by using the k-ε-g turbulent diffusion flame model.The combustion process in blunt annular ceramic burner was calculated by using the software.The profiles of gas and air velocity,temperature of the combustion products,concentration of the components,and the shape and length of the flame during combustion have been researched.Compared with the original annular ceramic burner,the new design of the blunt one improves the mixing of the gas and the air significantly,and shortened the length of the flame.

Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Wings Effect on Turbulent Flow between two contra-rotating cylinders

Many industries in the world take part in the pollution of the environment. This pollution often comes from the reactions of combustion. To optimize these reactions and to minimize pollution, turbulence is a funda- mental tool. Several factors are at the origin of turbulence in the complex flows, among these factors, we can quote the effect of wings in the rotating flows. The interest of this work is to model and to simulate numeri- cally the effect of wings on the level of turbulence in the flow between two contra-rotating cylinders. We have fixed on these two cylinders eight wings uniformly distributed and we have varied the height of the wings to have six values from 2 mm to 20 mm by maintaining the same Reynolds number of rotation. The numerical tool is based on a statistical model in a point using the closing of the second order of the transport equations of the Reynolds stresses (Reynolds Stress Model: RSM). We have modelled wings effect on the flow by a source term added to the equation tangential speed. The results of the numerical simulation showed that all the average and fluctuating variables are affected the value of the kinetic energy of turbulence as those of Reynolds stresses increase with the height of the wings.

REYNOLDS-STRESS MODELLING OF TURBULENT ROTATING FLOWS

The present analysis shows that the EVM can not reflect the turbulence physics in non-inertial frame. The effects of Coriolis force on turbulence is embodied naturally in the Reynolds-stress transport equation. It is observed that the existing second-moment closure model with appropriate near-wall treatment can adequately predict flows in rotating channel and in axially rotating pipe for moderate rotation rate.

CFD study of non-premixed swirling burners: Effect of turbulence models

This research investigates a numerical simulation of swirling turbulent non-premixed combustion.The effects on the combustion characteristics are examined with three turbulence models:namely as the Reynolds stress model,spectral turbulence analysis and Re-Normalization Group.In addition,the P-1 and discrete ordinate(DO)models are used to simulate the radiative heat transfer in this model.The governing equations associated with the required boundary conditions are solved using the numerical model.The accuracy of this model is validated with the published experimental data and the comparison elucidates that there is a reasonable agreement between the obtained values from this model and the corresponding experimental quantities.Among different models proposed in this research,the Reynolds stress model with the Probability Density Function(PDF)approach is more accurate(nearly up to 50%)than other turbulent models for a swirling flow field.Regarding the effect of radiative heat transfer model,it is observed that the discrete ordinate model is more precise than the P-1 model in anticipating the experimental behavior.This model is able to simulate the subcritical nature of the isothermal flow as well as the size and shape of the internal recirculation induced by the swirl due to combustion.

A flamelet model for turbulent diffusion combustion in supersonic flow

In order to develop a turbulent diffusion combustion model for supersonic flow, the physical argument of the extension of the flamelet model to supersonic flow was presented, and the flow field of a hydrogen/air diffusion combustion generated by axisymmetric supersonic jets was numerically simulated by employing the flamelet model. Using the experimental data, value of the model coefficient of scalar dissipation in the flamelet model was revised specifically for supersonic flow. The computational results of the modified flamelet model were compared with the experimental results, and it was indicated that the precision of the modified flamelet model was satisfying. Based on the numerical results and flamelet theory, the influence mechanisms of turbulence fluctuation on the average state equation and chemical reaction rate were studied for the first time. It was found that the fluctuation correlation of species mass fractions and temperature has little effect on the averaged gas state equation; the temperature fluctuation decreases the product of H2O, but its effect is small; the fluctuation of species mass fractions increases the product of H2O in the region close to oxidizer while decreases the product of H2O in other regions; the fluctuation correlation of species mass fractions and temperature largely decreases the product of H2O.

Development of SOM combustion model for Reynolds-averaged and large-eddy simulation of turbulent combustion and its validation by DNS

The derivation and closure methods of the second-order moment (SOM) combus- tion model are proposed. The application of this model to Reynolds averaged (RANS) and large-eddy simulation (LES) of turbulent swirling diffusion combustion, jet diffusion combustion, and bluff-body stabilized premixed combustion is sum- marized. It is indicated that the SOM model is much better than the eddy-beak-up (EBU) and presumed PDF models widely used in commercial software and engi- neering. The SOM modeling results are close to those obtained using the most accurate but much more complex PDF equation model. Moreover, it can save much more computation time than the PDF equation model. Finally, the SOM model is validated by the direct numerical simulation (DNS) of turbulent reacting channel flows.

Theoretical analysis of flamelet model for supersonic turbulent combustion

Being physically intuitionistic and computationally efficient, the flamelet model has obtained increasing attention and becomes popular in numerical simulations of supersonic combustion. However, the flamelet model was firstly built for simulations of the low-speed flows. Therefore it is still unclear whether the assumption of the fiamelet model is reasonable in supersonic combustion. This paper tries to identify the existence of the flamelet mode in supersonic combustion. Firstly, the interaction of the turbulent fluctuation and the flame is discussed, based on which the combustion regime is distinguished. Then the charac- teristic length scale of the turbulent flows and the combustion inside the scramjet combustor are calculated and compared, which are used to identify whether the assumption of the flamelet model is reasonable in supersonic flows. The results show that for premixed combustion, due to the low fluctuation velocity in the recirculafion zone and the shear layer, the assumption of the flamelet model is established for all the flight Mach numbers, while for non-premixed combustion the assumption is also established for most of the flight Mach numbers except for very high Mach number under which the slow reaction mode dominates the combustion. In order to quantitatively examine the combustion mode, numerical calculations are performed to simulate the strut-injection supersonic combustion which has been experimentally investigated in German Aerospace Center. The results show that the supersonic combustion occurs in the fully-developed turbulent regions and the assumption of the flamelet model is established in the whole flow field.

Non-premixed turbulent combustion modeling based on the filtered turbulent flamelet equation

In turbulent combustion simulations, the flow structure at the unresolved scale level needs to be reasonably modeled. Following the idea of turbulent flamelet equation for the non-premixed flame case, which was derived based on the filtered governing equations(L. Wang, Combust. Flame 175, 259(2017)), the scalar dissipation term for tabulation can be directly computed from the resolved flowing quantities, instead of solving species transport equations. Therefore, the challenging source term closure for the scalar dissipation or any assumed probability density functions can be avoided;meanwhile the chemical sources are closed by scaling relations. The general principles are discussed in the context of large eddy simulation with case validation. The new model predictions of the bluff-body flame show sufficiently improved results, compared with these from the classic progress-variable approach.

Review on Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Premixed Combustion in Tubes

This paper reviews the existing knowledge on the large eddy simulation(LES) of turbulent premixed combustion in empty tubes and obstructed tubes. From the view of model development in LES, this review comprehensively analyzes the development history and applicability of the important Sub-Grid Scale(SGS) viscosity models and SGS combustion models. LES is also used to combine flow and combustion models to reproduce industrial explosion including deflagration and detonation and the transition from deflagration to detonation(DDT). The discussion about models and applications presented here leads readers to understand the progress of LES in the explosion of tube and reveals the deficiencies in this area.

湍流燃烧二阶矩模型DNS检验研究进展的回顾

现有的湍流燃烧模型中,有的缺乏普适性,也有的用于大涡模拟的计算量太大.一种基于湍流流动模拟思路的统计矩方法被提出来,称为二阶矩(second-order moment,SOM)燃烧模型,用于非预混射流火焰和旋流火焰的雷诺平均模拟(Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes modeling,RANS)和大涡模拟(large-eddy simulation,LES),以及钝体后方预混火焰的大涡模拟,已经得到实验结果的良好检验.进一步的研究是该模型的直接数值模拟(direct numerical simulation,DNS)检验.本文对作者以及文献中报导的SOM模型DNS检验的研究进展进行了回顾.

A dual timescale model for micro-mixing and its application in LES-TPDF simulations of turbulent nonpremixed flames

The numerical simulation of modern aero-engine combustion chamber needs accurate description of the interaction between turbulence and chemical reaction mechanism. The Large Eddy Simulation(LES) method with the Transported Probability Density Function(TPDF) turbulence combustion model is promising in engineering applications. In flame region, the impact of chemical reaction should be considered in TPDF molecular mixing model. Based on pioneer research, three new TPDF turbulence-chemistry dual time scale molecular mixing models were proposed tentatively by adding the chemistry time scale in molecular mixing model for nonpremixed flame. The Aero-Engine Combustor Simulation Code(AECSC) which is based on LES-TPDF method was combined with the three new models. Then the Sandia laboratory's methane-air jet flames: Flame D and Flame E were simulated. Transient simulation results show that all the three new models can predict the instantaneous combustion flow pattern of the jet flames. Furthermore,the average scalar statistical results were compared with the experimental data. The simulation result of the new TPDF arithmetic mean modification model is the closest to the experimental data:the average error in Flame D is 7.6% and 6.6% in Flame E. The extinction and re-ignition phenomena of the jet flames especially Flame E were captured. The turbulence time scale and the chemistry time scale are in different order in the whole flow field. The dual time scale TPDF combustion model has ability to deal with both the turbulence effect and the chemistry reaction effect, as well as their interaction more accurately for nonpremixed flames.

Effect of turbulence on NO formation in swirling combustion

Turbulence affects both combustion and NO formation. Fluctuation correlations are ideally used for quantitative analysis. From the instantaneous chemical reaction rate expression,ignoring the third-order correlation terms, the averaged reaction rate will have four terms, including the term of averaged-variable product, a concentration fluctuation correlation term, and temperature-concentration fluctuation correlation term. If the reaction-rate coefficient is denoted as K, the temperature fluctuation would be included in the K fluctuation. In order to quantitatively study the effect of turbulence on NO formation in methane-air swirling combustion, various turbulencechemistry models are tested. The magnitudes of various correlations and their effects on the time-averaged reaction rate are calculated and analyzed, and the simulation results are compared with the experimental measurement data. The results show that among various correlation moments, the correlation between the reaction-rate coefficient K fluctuation with the concentration fluctuation is most important and is a strong nonlinear term.

湍流燃烧数值模拟研究的综述

对湍流燃烧数值模拟的研究进行了综合评述，其中涉及直接数值模拟（ＤＮＳ）、大涡模拟（ＬＥＳ）、随机涡模拟、概率密度函数输运方程模拟、条件矩模型、简化概率密度函数模型、关联矩模型以及基于简单物理概念的一些唯象模型等几个重要方面．对全面了解湍流燃烧数值模拟的研究现状及前景提出了看法．

大涡模拟及其在湍流燃烧中的应用

大涡模拟作为一种研究湍流流动和湍流燃烧的有效手段，在国际上已经得到广泛应用．本文在回顾了大涡模拟（ＬＥＳ）的基本思想及其实施方法的基础上着重介绍了前人在大涡模拟的亚格子湍流模式和亚格子燃烧模式中的研究成果，同时给出了采用不同亚格子模式的大涡模拟在湍流燃烧中的应用实例，指出了大涡模拟在湍流燃烧中的重要作用，为大涡模拟的进一步发展和应用提供参考。

现象学燃烧分析模型及其在柴油机燃烧研究中的应用

本文提出一个新的直喷式柴油机燃烧分析模型,该模型利用台架实验数据计算燃空混合率、放热率、NO_x生成率等燃烧过程参数,研究燃烧系统参数对燃烧过程的影响,分析充量间传热传质过程及其影响因素。本模型已用于天津动力机厂130柴油机燃烧系统改进的研究。结果表明,强化扩散燃烧阶段缸内空气与产物间紊流混合率可减少NO_x排放量,预计适当提高130柴油机空气涡流将会改善高、低转速工况的综合排放特性。

超燃冲压发动机多凹腔燃烧室混合与燃烧性能定量分析

为从定量上研究超燃冲压发动机多凹腔燃烧室对增强混合、燃烧的影响,用大涡模拟方法和火焰面模型对燃料当量比为0.062的流场进行数值模拟。比较了不同多凹腔构型对混合效率、燃烧效率和总压损失的影响,并结合壁面压力分布、数值纹影解释了其原因。结果表明,凹腔串联、凹腔并联均能增强混合,混合效率最大可提高20.95%和9.52%;凹腔串联、凹腔并联均能增强燃烧,燃烧效率最大可提高14%和16.94%;燃烧时凹腔串联总压损失最小,但凹腔并联燃烧放热最快,对缩短燃烧室长度有利。

卧式煤无烟燃烧锅炉炉内冷态流场的数值模拟

煤无烟燃烧技术是一种将移动床煤气发生炉与层状燃煤锅炉有机地结合在一起的复合燃烧技术。撞击流技术被创造性地应用于所开发的煤无烟燃烧锅炉的二次风系统中,其目的是在炉内形成稳定的湍流流动,加强炉内的混合、燃烧与传热, 同时实现炉内的消烟与除尘。该文采用e-k双方程湍流模型,用SIMPLE算法进行炉内三维流场的计算,模拟结果定性地体现了撞击流的特点,揭示了卧式煤无烟燃烧锅炉的运行机理。