A two-dimensional mathematical model was developed to investigate the effects of dielectric barrier discharge （DBD） plasma on CH4-air mixtures combustion at atmospheric pressure. Considering the physical and chemica...A two-dimensional mathematical model was developed to investigate the effects of dielectric barrier discharge （DBD） plasma on CH4-air mixtures combustion at atmospheric pressure. Considering the physical and chemical processes of plasma-assisted combustion （PAC）, plasma discharge, heat transfer and turbulent were simultaneously coupled into simulation of PAC. This coupling model consists of DBD kinetic model and methane combustion model. By comparing simulations and the original reference＇s results, a high-accuracy of this model was validated. In addition, the effects of PAC actuation parameters on combustion characteristics were studied. Numerical simulations show that with an inlet airflow velocity of 10 m s-1, a CH4-air mixtures＇ equivalence ratio of 0.5, an applied voltage of 10 kV, a frequency of 1200 kHz, compared to conventional combustion （CC）, the highest flame temperature rises by 32 K; outlet temperature distribution coefficient drops by 2.3%; the maximum net reaction rate of CH4 and H20 increase by 11.22% and 12.80% respectively; the maximum CO emission index decreases by 14.61%; the mixing region turbulence mixing time reduces by 89 ms.展开更多
To achieve compact structure, light weight, and high thermal efficiency for the coal-fired boiler, the supercritical CO_2 power cycle has been considered as one of the promising alternatives in the coal-fired power co...To achieve compact structure, light weight, and high thermal efficiency for the coal-fired boiler, the supercritical CO_2 power cycle has been considered as one of the promising alternatives in the coal-fired power conversion system. One of the major problems concerning fossil fuel powered plants is the safety of the water wall in boiler design. In this work, the heat transfer characteristics of the supercritical CO_2 tube in the combustion chamber were determined through the low Reynolds number k-ε model, the gas real model and the P-1 radiation model. The study covered the supercritical CO_2 tube and the fins, and the annulus flue gas passage was also included. The wall temperature and the heat transfer coefficient were compared against those obtained from the experiments. Based on the examinations of the calculated flow and turbulence fields, the distributions of the velocity and the temperature inside the supercritical CO_2 tube in the combustion chamber were resolved numerically. Moreover, the effects of the heat transfer coefficient on the heat transfer characteristics were also discussed. And it was numerically focused on the influence of the inclined angle on the flow and the heat transfer of the supercritical CO_2 tube. The results show that the heat transfer coefficient keeps namely constant as the increasing inclined angle. It would help to better understand the heat transfer mechanism of unique characteristics of supercritical CO_2 above the pseudo-critical temperature, which may provide the corresponding theoretical basis on the optimization design of the coal-fired boiler.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51436008)
文摘A two-dimensional mathematical model was developed to investigate the effects of dielectric barrier discharge （DBD） plasma on CH4-air mixtures combustion at atmospheric pressure. Considering the physical and chemical processes of plasma-assisted combustion （PAC）, plasma discharge, heat transfer and turbulent were simultaneously coupled into simulation of PAC. This coupling model consists of DBD kinetic model and methane combustion model. By comparing simulations and the original reference＇s results, a high-accuracy of this model was validated. In addition, the effects of PAC actuation parameters on combustion characteristics were studied. Numerical simulations show that with an inlet airflow velocity of 10 m s-1, a CH4-air mixtures＇ equivalence ratio of 0.5, an applied voltage of 10 kV, a frequency of 1200 kHz, compared to conventional combustion （CC）, the highest flame temperature rises by 32 K; outlet temperature distribution coefficient drops by 2.3%; the maximum net reaction rate of CH4 and H20 increase by 11.22% and 12.80% respectively; the maximum CO emission index decreases by 14.61%; the mixing region turbulence mixing time reduces by 89 ms.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFB0601805)support from the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (1708085ME108)
文摘To achieve compact structure, light weight, and high thermal efficiency for the coal-fired boiler, the supercritical CO_2 power cycle has been considered as one of the promising alternatives in the coal-fired power conversion system. One of the major problems concerning fossil fuel powered plants is the safety of the water wall in boiler design. In this work, the heat transfer characteristics of the supercritical CO_2 tube in the combustion chamber were determined through the low Reynolds number k-ε model, the gas real model and the P-1 radiation model. The study covered the supercritical CO_2 tube and the fins, and the annulus flue gas passage was also included. The wall temperature and the heat transfer coefficient were compared against those obtained from the experiments. Based on the examinations of the calculated flow and turbulence fields, the distributions of the velocity and the temperature inside the supercritical CO_2 tube in the combustion chamber were resolved numerically. Moreover, the effects of the heat transfer coefficient on the heat transfer characteristics were also discussed. And it was numerically focused on the influence of the inclined angle on the flow and the heat transfer of the supercritical CO_2 tube. The results show that the heat transfer coefficient keeps namely constant as the increasing inclined angle. It would help to better understand the heat transfer mechanism of unique characteristics of supercritical CO_2 above the pseudo-critical temperature, which may provide the corresponding theoretical basis on the optimization design of the coal-fired boiler.
