Direct numerical simulation of lean premixed CH4/air and H-2/air flames at high Karlovitz numbers
(2014) In International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 39(35). p.20216-20232- Abstract
- Three-dimensional direct numerical simulation with detailed chemical kinetics of lean premixed CH4/air and H-2/air flames at high Karlovitz numbers (Ka similar to 1800) is carried out. It is found that the high intensity turbulence along with differential diffusion result in a much more rapid transport of H radicals from the reaction zone to the low temperature unburned mixtures (similar to 500 K) than that in laminar flamelets. The enhanced concentration of H radicals in the low temperature zone drastically increases the reaction rates of exothermic chain terminating reactions (e.g., H + O-2+M = HO2 + M in lean H-2/air flames), which results in a significantly enhanced heat release rate at low temperatures. This effect is observed in both... (More)
- Three-dimensional direct numerical simulation with detailed chemical kinetics of lean premixed CH4/air and H-2/air flames at high Karlovitz numbers (Ka similar to 1800) is carried out. It is found that the high intensity turbulence along with differential diffusion result in a much more rapid transport of H radicals from the reaction zone to the low temperature unburned mixtures (similar to 500 K) than that in laminar flamelets. The enhanced concentration of H radicals in the low temperature zone drastically increases the reaction rates of exothermic chain terminating reactions (e.g., H + O-2+M = HO2 + M in lean H-2/air flames), which results in a significantly enhanced heat release rate at low temperatures. This effect is observed in both CH4/air and H-2/air flames and locally, the heat release rate in the low temperature zone can exceed the peak heat release rate of a laminar flamelet. The effects of chemical kinetics and transport properties on the H-2/air flame are investigated, from which it is concluded that the enhanced heat release rate in the low temperature zone is a convection-diffusion-reaction phenomenon, and to obtain it, detailed chemistry is essential and detailed transport is important. Copyright (C) 2014, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (Less)
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- Turbulent premixed combustion, Direct numerical simulation, High, Karlovitz number, Detailed chemistry, Differential diffusion
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- International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
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- 20216 - 20232
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- 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.09.173
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abstract = {{Three-dimensional direct numerical simulation with detailed chemical kinetics of lean premixed CH4/air and H-2/air flames at high Karlovitz numbers (Ka similar to 1800) is carried out. It is found that the high intensity turbulence along with differential diffusion result in a much more rapid transport of H radicals from the reaction zone to the low temperature unburned mixtures (similar to 500 K) than that in laminar flamelets. The enhanced concentration of H radicals in the low temperature zone drastically increases the reaction rates of exothermic chain terminating reactions (e.g., H + O-2+M = HO2 + M in lean H-2/air flames), which results in a significantly enhanced heat release rate at low temperatures. This effect is observed in both CH4/air and H-2/air flames and locally, the heat release rate in the low temperature zone can exceed the peak heat release rate of a laminar flamelet. The effects of chemical kinetics and transport properties on the H-2/air flame are investigated, from which it is concluded that the enhanced heat release rate in the low temperature zone is a convection-diffusion-reaction phenomenon, and to obtain it, detailed chemistry is essential and detailed transport is important. Copyright (C) 2014, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.}},
author = {{Carlsson, Henning and Yu, Rixin and Bai, Xue-Song}},
issn = {{1879-3487}},
keywords = {{Turbulent premixed combustion; Direct numerical simulation; High; Karlovitz number; Detailed chemistry; Differential diffusion}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{35}},
pages = {{20216--20232}},
publisher = {{Elsevier}},
series = {{International Journal of Hydrogen Energy}},
title = {{Direct numerical simulation of lean premixed CH4/air and H-2/air flames at high Karlovitz numbers}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.09.173}},
doi = {{10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.09.173}},
volume = {{39}},
year = {{2014}},
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