Comparative Appraisal of Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Network Method for Stabilized Turbulent Confined Jet Diffusion Flames Using Bluff-Body Burners

The present study was conducted to present the comparative modeling, predictive and generalization abilities of response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural network (ANN) for the thermal structure of stabilized confined jet diffusion flames in the presence of different geometries of bluff-body burners. Two stabilizer disc burners tapered at 30° and 60° and another frustum cone of 60°/30° inclination angle were employed all having the same diameter of 80 (mm) acting as flame holders. The measured radial mean temperature profiles of the developed stabilized flames at different normalized axial distances (x/dj) were considered as the model example of the physical process. The RSM and ANN methods analyze the effect of the two operating parameters namely (r), the radial distance from the center line of the flame, and (x/dj) on the measured temperature of the flames, to find the predicted maximum temperature and the corresponding process variables. A three-layered Feed Forward Neural Network in conjugation with the hyperbolic tangent sigmoid (tansig) as transfer function and the optimized topology of 2:10:1 (input neurons: hidden neurons: output neurons) was developed. Also the ANN method has been employed to illustrate such effects in the three and two dimensions and shows the location of the predicted maximum temperature. The results indicated the superiority of ANN in the prediction capability as the ranges of R2 and F Ratio are 0.868 - 0.947 and 231.7 - 864.1 for RSM method compared to 0.964 - 0.987 and 2878.8 7580.7 for ANN method beside lower values for error analysis terms.

Prediction of Excess Air Factor in Automatic Feed Coal Burners by Processing of Flame Images

In this study, the relationship between the visual information gathered from the flame images and the excess air factor 2 in coal burners is investigated. In conventional coal burners the excess air factor 2. can be obtained using very expensive air measurement instruments. The proposed method to predict ） for a specific time in the coal burners consists of three distinct and consecutive stages; a） online flame images acquisition using a CCD camera, b） extrac- tion meaningful information （flame intensity and bright- ness）from flame images, and c） learning these information （image features） with ANNs and estimate 2. Six different feature extraction methods have been used： CDF of Blue Channel, Co-Occurrence Matrix, L-Frobenius Norms, Radiant Energy Signal （RES）, PCA and Wavelet. When compared prediction results, it has seen that the use of co- occurrence matrix with ANNs has the best performance （RMSE = 0.07） in terms of accuracy. The results show that the proposed predicting system using flame images can be preferred instead of using expensive devices to measure excess air factor in during combustion.

On the Role of Electrodes in Introducing Airflow Distortion in Residential Oil Burners

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations of airflow through a retention head residential oil burner were carried out to study the velocity field near and around the fuel spray. The simulations revealed (as expected, based on some previous experimental measurements) the velocity flow field to be far from axisymmetric. Moreover, the center of the swirling airflow was found to be at some radial distance away from the physical centerline of the flame tube. Since it was suspected that the two electrodes just upstream of the retention ring of the burner might be responsible for this flow distortion, additional CFD simulations were then carried out for the cases of no electrodes and 4-electrodes. The results clearly show that all flow distortions (velocity deviations from axisymmetric value) vanish when no electrodes are present and that the flow distortions are reduced by a factor of 2 when two additional dummy electrodes (for a total of 4 electrodes) are included in the burner design. Furthermore, for the 4-electrode case, the eccentricity of the swirling airflow is reduced by almost a factor of 3 as compared to the base design case of 2-electrodes.

Unraveling the role of dual Ti/Mg metals on the ignition and combustion behavior of HTPB-boron-based fuel

Metal additives play an essential role in explosive and propellant formulations. Boron(B) is widely used in propellant applications owing to its high energetic content. The addition of B to explosives and propellants increases their energy density, making them more efficient and powerful. Nevertheless, B forms oxide layers on its surface during combustion, slowing down the combustion rate and reducing rocket motor efficiency. To overcome this issue, other metal additives such as aluminum(Al), magnesium(Mg),and titanium(Ti) are revealed to be effective in boosting the combustion rate of propellants. These additives may improve the combustion rate and therefore enhance the rocket motor’s performance. The present study focused on preparing and investigating the ignition and combustion behavior of pure hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene(HTPB)-B fuel supplemented with nano-titanium and nanomagnesium. The burn rates of HTPB-B fuel samples were evaluated on the opposed flow burner(OFB)under a gaseous oxygen oxidizer, for which the mass flux ranges from 22 kg/(m^(2)·s) to 86 kg/(m^(2)·s). The addition of Ti and Mg exhibited higher regression rates, which were attributed to the improved oxidation reaction of B due to the synergetic metal combustion effect. The possible combustion/oxidation reaction mechanism of B-Mg and B-Ti by heating the fuel samples at 900℃ and 1100℃ was also examined in a Nabertherm burnout furnace under an oxygen atmosphere. The post-combustion products were collected and further subjected to X-ray diffraction(XRD) and field emission scanning electron microscopy(FE-SEM) analyses to inspect the combustion behavior of B-Ti and B-Mg. It has been observed that the B oxide layer at the interface between B-Ti(B-Mg) is removed at lower temperatures, hence facilitating oxygen transfer from the surroundings to the core B. Additionally, Ti and Mg decreased the ignition delay time of B, which improved its combustion performance.

Partially-Premixed Combustion Characteristics and Thermal Performance of Micro Jet Array Burners with Different Nozzle Spacings

In order to develop a burner with uniform temperature field,the combustion characteristics and thermal performance of partially premixed methane/air jet flames were experimentally studied by using micro jet array burners.The circular tubes of 1.0-mm inner diameter and 1.5-mm outer diameter were used as nozzles.The effects of nozzle spacing and equivalence ratio on flame phenomenology,temperature distribution and pollutant emissions were respectively investigated by camera photography,thermocouple measurement and sampling analysis.Results show that there are two clean flame patterns:clean merged-flame and clean non-merging flames.The flame patterns depend on the strength of flame interaction,the equivalence ratio of the mixture and the quantity of air entrainment through the gap between nozzles.The burners with small nozzle spacing such as 2 mm and 2.5 mm tend to produce fully merged flame with low equivalence ratio limit and the corresponding temperature fields are very uniform with fluctuations less than 0.3%,but a small increase in equivalence ratio will lead to rapid deterioration of combustion property.The burner with a medium spacing of 3 mm can produce partially merged flame in a wide equivalence ratio range with low emissions,and the temperature fluctuation can be less than 0.5%(<7 K)in the optimal region.The burner with a large spacing of 4 mm will basically form independent array flames with the largest temperature fluctuation over 1%,while it can achieve clean combustion under high equivalence ratio due to large air entrainment.Comprehensive analysis shows that the micro jet array burner with medium nozzle spacing of 3 mm has the best combustion characteristics and thermal performance.

套管式燃气辐射管外壁平均温度的计算

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燃烧器火焰监测技术的分析与研究

燃烧器火焰监测技术的分析与研究秦自力（东南大学动力工程系，南京２１００１８）火焰监测器（也称火检器）是ＦＳＳＳ系统中的关键部件，通过时炉膛火焰燃烧状态的监测和诊断，可避免因燃烧不稳或低负荷而导致的炉膛熄火和爆炸，提高燃烧过程的安全性，保证锅炉稳定经济...

Response Surface Modeling of Fuel Rich and Fuel Lean Catalytic Combustion of the Stabilized Confined Turbulent Gaseous Diffusion Flames

The Response Surface Methodology (RSM) has been applied to explore the thermal structure of the experimentally studied catalytic combustion of stabilized confined turbulent gaseous diffusion flames. The Pt/γAl2O3 and Pd/γAl2O3 disc burners were situated in the combustion domain and the experiments were performed under both fuel-rich and fuel-lean conditions at a modified equivalence (fuel/air) ratio (&oslash;) of 0.75 and 0.25 respectively. The thermal structure of these catalytic flames developed over the Pt and Pd disc burners were inspected via measuring the mean temperature profiles in the radial direction at different discrete axial locations along the flames. The RSM considers the effect of the two operating parameters explicitly (r), the radial distance from the center line of the flame, and (x), axial distance along the flame over the disc, on the measured temperature of the flames and finds the predicted maximum temperature and the corresponding process variables. Also the RSM has been employed to elucidate such effects in the three and two dimensions and displays the location of the predicted maximum temperature.

Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Network Methods Comparative Assessment for Fuel Rich and Fuel Lean Catalytic Combustion

Modeling, predictive and generalization capabilities of response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural network (ANN) have been performed to assess the thermal structure of the experimentally studied catalytic combustion of stabilized confined turbulent gaseous diffusion flames. The Pt/γAl2O3 and Pd/γAl2O3 disc burners were located in the combustion domain and the experiments were accomplished under both fuel-rich and fuel-lean conditions at a modified equivalence (fuel/air) ratio (ø) of 0.75 and 0.25, respectively. The thermal structure of these catalytic flames developed over the Pt and Pd disc burners was scrutinized via measuring the mean temperature profiles in the radial direction at different discrete axial locations along with the flames. The RSM and ANN methods investigated the effect of the two operating parameters namely (r), the radial distance from the center line of the flame, and (x), axial distance along with the flame over the disc, on the measured temperature of the flames and predicted the corresponding temperatures beside predicting the maximum temperature and the corresponding input process variables. A three-layered Feed Forward Neural Network was developed in conjugation with the hyperbolic tangent sigmoid (tansig) transfer function and an optimized topology of 2:10:1 (input neurons:hidden neurons:output neurons). Also the ANN method has been exploited to illustrate the effects of coded R and X input variables on the response in the three and two dimensions and to locate the predicted maximum temperature. The results indicated the superiority of ANN in the prediction capability as the ranges of & F_Ratio are 0.9181 - 0.9809 & 634.5 - 3528.8 for RSM method compared to 0.9857 - 0.9951 & 7636.4 - 24,028.4 for ANN method beside lower values for error analysis terms.

燃烧环长宽比对涡轮叶间燃烧室的影响

为研究燃烧环结构对涡轮叶间燃烧室的性能影响,通过改变燃烧环的径向长度,设计出6种不同长宽比的燃烧环模型,并利用FLUENT软件的Realizable k-ε湍流模型、PDF燃烧模型和离散相模型,对涡轮叶间燃烧室三维两相流场进行了数值模拟。结果表明:受高温燃气与主流掺混程度的影响,不同长宽比燃烧环内速度场及温度场差异明显,从而影响燃油液滴驻留时间和出口温度分布;合理选择燃烧环的长宽比,能有效改善涡轮叶间燃烧室的燃烧效率、总压损失和温度分布。本研究可为涡轮叶间燃烧室优化设计提供参考。

Study on methane selective catalytic reduction of NO on Pt/Ce_(0.67)Zr_(0.33)O_2 and its application

Monolithic catalysts of Pt/La-Al2O3 and Pt/Ce0.67Zr0.3302 were prepared to investigate methane selective catalytic reduction （SCR） of NO. The results indicate that Pt/Ce0.67Zr0.33O2 shows high activity and both NO and CH4 can be converted completely at 450℃. Meanwhile, NO and CH4 can be converted completely when there exists excess oxygen. The Pt/Ce0.67Zr0.33O2 catalyst were further investigated by using methane as reducing agent to SCR NO in a novel equipment which combined the CH4 selective catalytic reduction of NO with methane combustion. The result shows that the catalyst is high active and the novel equipment is very effective. The conversion of NO is above 92% under the conditions used in this work. The prepared burner and catalysts have great potential for application.

Study of a ceramic burner for shaftless stoves

A multi-burner-port annular flameless ceramic burner （MAFCB） of the shaftless stove for blast furnaces was designed. The characteristics of pressure drop, homogeneousness of the flows at burner ports, and distribution of the flows in the chambers and joint were studied by cold model experiments. This type of ceramic burner was successfully applied in 6# blast furnace at Liuzhou Iron ＆ Steel Co. Ltd. （LISC） and this practice proved that it could be used in the hot blast stove and other stoves with a higher efficiency and a higher steadiness of hot blast temperature at 1200℃. With the combustion of blast furnace gas alone, the thermal efficiency was up to 78.95%, saving energy remarkably.

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.

A numerical study of accelerated moderate or intense low-oxygen dilution(MILD)combustion stability for methane in a lab-scale furnace by off-stoichiometric combustion technology

Moderate or intense lowoxygen dilution(MILD)combustion has become a promising lowNOX emission technology,while the delayed mixing of reactants and slower oxidation rate could potentially cause ignition instability in some scenarios.This paper proposes a new idea for enhancing the ignition stability for methane MILD combustion by combining with offstoichiometric combustion(OSC),and its performances have been numerically assessed through a comparison against the original MILD combustion burner.The results reveal although nonpremixed pattern has the lowest NO emission,it suffers from a larger liftoff distance,thus less ignition stability.Contrarily,both partiallypremixed and fully premixed patterns exhibit excellent ignition stability.Among the considered OSC conditions,the pattern of Inner ultrarich and Outer lean produces the lowest NO emission while maintains a high ignition stability.Furthermore,the enhancement of the combustion stability by implementing OSC to the original MILD combustion burner is shown by comparing the operational range of furnace wall temperature(Tf),CO and NO emissions,as well as the evolution of chemical flame.The comparison reveals that OSC can extend the lowest operational Tf from 900 K to 800 K.More importantly,OSC can significantly improve the ignition stability in the whole range of Tf as compared to the original MILD combustion burner.

Investigation of flame structure in plasma-assisted turbulent premixed methane-air flame

The mechanism of plasma-assisted combustion at increasing discharge voltage is investigated in detail at two distinctive system schemes（pretreatment of reactants and direct in situ discharge）.OH-planar laser-induced fluorescence（PLIF） technique is used to diagnose the turbulent structure methane-air flame,and the experimental apparatus consists of dump burner,plasma-generating system,gas supply system and OH-PLIF system.Results have shown that the effect of pretreatment of reactants on flame can be categorized into three regimes：regime I for voltage lower than 6.6 k V;regime II for voltage between 6.6 and 11.1 k V;and regime III for voltage between11.1 and 12.5 k V.In regime I,aerodynamic effect and slower oxidation of higher hydrocarbons generated around the inner electrode tip plays a dominate role,while in regime III,the temperature rising effect will probably superimpose on the chemical effect and amplify it.For wire-cylinder dielectric barrier discharge reactor with spatially uneven electric field,the amount of radicals and hydrocarbons are decreased monotonically in radial direction which affects the flame shape.With regard to in situ plasma discharge in flames,the discharge pattern changes from streamer type to glow type.Compared with the case of reactants pretreatment,the flame propagates further in the upstream direction.In the discharge region,the OH intensity is highest for in situ plasma assisted combustion,indicating that the plasma energy is coupled into flame reaction zone.

Numerical Simulation on the Flow Field of a Four-channel Coal Burner

In this paper, the numerical simulation on the flow field of a four-channel coal burner was investigated with Fluent software. The three-dimension model was created with UG software. The structure was meshed by using Gambit software. The realizable K-ε turbulence model and simple method were adopted. The variation of the inner flow field of the burner was studied and analyzed. The results simulated to the burner by the realizable K-ε turbulence model show that the contours of theflowfield accord with the actual condition and the realizable K-ε model is proved to be feasible and the results of simulation are creditable. That will have important significance to the improvement of the structure and parameter optimization of the four-channel coal burner in the future.

Research and Application of Internal Combustion Coal-Oxygen Burner for Fluxing in EAF

The investigation shows that using internal combustion coal-oxygen burner for the intensification of melting in EAF is feasible.Internal combustion coal-oxygen burner is better than external combustion coal-oxygen burner in the performance and energy saving of the process.Electrical consumption is decreased by 40 kW ? h/t,melting time is shortened by 18 min.The application of internal combustion coal-oxygen burner has a significant effect on decreasing EAF energy consumption.

Transient behaviors of a flame over a Tsuji burner

The present study investigated numerically the physical mechanisms underlying the transient behaviors of the flame over a porous cylindrical burner. The numerical results showed that a cold flow structure at a fixed inflow velocity of Uin = 0.6 m/s in a wind tunnel could be observed in two co-existing recirculation flows. Flow variations occur repeatedly until t = 4.71 s, and then a vortex existed steadily behind the burner and no shading occurred. The ignition of flammable mixture led to a rapid rise in gas temperature and a sudden gas expansion. When it reached the stable envelope flame condition, Uin is adjusted to an assigned value. Two blow-off mechanisms were identified. It was also found in the study flame shapes with buoyancy effects agreed with the ones observed experimentally by Tsai. Furthermore, the lift-off flame would appear briefly between the envelopes and wake ones, and was stabilized as a wake flame.

THEORETICAL ANALYSIS AND PRACTICE ON THE SELECTION OF KEY PARAMETERS FOR HORIZONTAL BIAS BURNER

The air flow ratio and the pulverized coal mass flux ratio between the rich and lean sides are the key parameters of horizontal bias burner. In order to realize high combustion efficiency, excellent stability of ignition, low NO x emission and safe operation, six principal demands are presented on the selection of key parameters. An analytical model is established on the basis of the demands, the fundamentals of combustion and the operation results. An improved horizontal bias burner is also presented and applied. The experiment and numerical simulation results show the improved horizontal bias burner can realize proper key parameters, lower NO x emission, high combustion efficiency and excellent performance of part load operation without oil support. It also can reduce the circumfluence and low velocity zone existing at the downstream sections of vanes, and avoid the burnout of the lean primary air nozzle and the jam in the lean primary air channel. The operation and test results verify the reasonableness and feasibility of the analytical model.

Investigation on Coal-Oxygen Scrap Melting Process

Investigation on the coal-oxygen scrap melting process shows that using internal-combustion coal-oxygen burner to melt scrap is feasible. Among four types of coal-oxygen furnaces-oxygen burner melting furnace is better than other types on the quotas of process. The metal yield is 95%～97%, the melt down carbon and sulphur contents are >1.0% and <0.080% respectively for this melting furnace. The coal-oxygen scrap melting process would have a significant effect on the technological transformation of EAF and BOF in China.