Large eddy simulation of hydrogen/air scramjet combustion using tabulated thermo-chemistry approach

Large eddy simulations （LES） have been performed to investigate the flow and combustion fields in the scramjet of the German Aerospace Center （DLR）. Turbulent combustion is mod- eled by the tabulated thermo-chemistry approach in combination with the presumed probability density function （PDF）. A/3-function is used to model the distribution of the mixture fraction, while two different PDFs, g-function （Model I） and //-function （Model II）, are applied to model the reaction progress. Temperature is obtained by solving filtered energy transport equation and the reaction rate of the progress variable is rescaled by pressure to consider the effects of compressibil- ity. The adaptive mesh refinement （AMR） technique is used to properly capture shock waves, boundary layers, shear layers and flame structures. Statistical results of temperature and velocity predicted by Model II show better accuracy than that predicted by Model I. The results of scatter points and mixture fraction-conditional variables indicate the significant differences between Model I and Model II. It is concluded that second moment information in the presumed PDF of the reaction progress is very important in the simulation of supersonic combustion. It is also found that an unstable flame with extinction and ignition develops in the shear layers of bluff body and a fuel- rich partially premixed flame stabilizes in the central recirculation bubble.

基于大涡模拟的湍流非预混燃烧混合分数概率密度函数

混合分数概率密度函数(probability density function,PDF)反映了湍流对燃料和氧化剂混合过程的影响,在湍流非预混燃烧的理论研究和数值模拟中有非常重要的作用。该文基于大涡模拟(large eddy simulation,LES)对非预混火焰中的混合分数PDF进行了研究。利用LES预测的SandiaFlame D的速度和温度的均值和均方根分布与实验结果符合很好,瞬态温度场显示了合理的湍流火焰形态。混合分数PDF在反应区为钟形分布,在贫燃侧和富燃侧为钟形分布或单调形分布,取决于当地流场状态。对简化PDF模型的研究表明:β函数模型对钟形PDF和单调形PDF的预测效果都很好;截尾Gauss函数模型只能较好地预测钟形分布PDF;多点δ函数模型的预测能力与截尾Gauss函数模型的预测能力类似;双δ函数模型的预测结果偏差较大。