Structure of Confined Laminar Spray Diffusion Flames

Structure of Confined Laminar Spray Diffusion Flames
Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2018-07-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9781722810016

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The structure of confined laminar spray diffusion flames is investigated numerically by solving the gas-phase conservation equations for mass species, continuity, momentum, and energy and the liquid-phase equations for droplet position, velocity, size, and temperature. A one-step global reaction scheme along with six equilibrium reactions are employed to model the flame chemistry. Monodisperse as well as polydisperse sprays are considered. The numerical results demonstrate that liquid spray flames substantially differ from gaseous flames in their structure, i.e., temperature, concentration, and velocity fields, shape, and dimensions under the same conditions. Spray flames are predicted to be taller and narrower than their counterpart gaseous ones and their shapes are almost cylindrical. This is in agreement with experimental observations. The numerical computations also show that the use of the equilibrium reactions with the one-step reaction scheme decreases the flame temperature compared to the one-step reaction scheme without the equilibrium reactions and more importantly increases the surface area of the flame zone due to a phenomenon termed 'equilibrium broadening.' The spray flames also possess a finite thickness with minimal overlap of the fuel and oxygen species. A case for which a fuel-mixture consisting of 20 to 80 percent gas-liquid by mass is introduced into the combustor is also investigated and compared with predictions using only gaseous or liquid fuel. Mawid, M. A. and Bulzan, D. L. and Aggarwal, S. K. Glenn Research Center RTOP 505-62-21...

Forced and Natural Convection in Laminar-Jet Diffusion Flames. [normal-Gravity, Inverted-Gravity and Zero-Gravity Flames]

Forced and Natural Convection in Laminar-Jet Diffusion Flames. [normal-Gravity, Inverted-Gravity and Zero-Gravity Flames]
Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2018-07-20
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ISBN: 9781723397417

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An experimental investigation was conducted on methane, laminar-jet, diffusion flames with coaxial, forced-air flow to examine flame shapes in zero-gravity and in situations where buoyancy aids (normal-gravity flames) or hinders (inverted-gravity flames) the flow velocities. Fuel nozzles ranged in size from 0.051 to 0.305 cm inside radius, while the coaxial, convergent, air nozzle had a 1.4 cm inside radius at the fuel exit plane. Fuel flows ranged from 1.55 to 10.3 cu cm/sec and air flows from 0 to 597 cu cm/sec. A computer program developed under a previous government contract was used to calculate the characteristic dimensions of normal and zero-gravity flames only. The results include a comparison between the experimental data and the computed axial flame lengths for normal gravity and zero gravity which showed good agreement. Inverted-gravity flame width was correlated with the ratio of fuel nozzle radius to average fuel velocity. Flame extinguishment upon entry into weightlessness was studied, and it was found that relatively low forced-air velocities (approximately 10 cm/sec) are sufficient to sustain methane flame combustion in zero gravity. Flame color is also discussed. Haggard, J. B., Jr. Glenn Research Center NASA-TP-1841, E-487 RTOP 506-55-22

Recent Advances in Spray Combustion

Recent Advances in Spray Combustion
Author: Kenneth K. Kuo
Publisher: AIAA
Total Pages: 488
Release: 1996
Genre: Combustion
ISBN: 9781600864247

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AIAA Journal

AIAA Journal
Author: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Publisher:
Total Pages: 840
Release: 2003
Genre: Aeronautics
ISBN:

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