Premixed flame quenching distance between cold walls: effects of flow and Lewis number

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Autores principales: Kelly, Aiden, Daou, Rémi, Daou, Joel, Kurdyumov, Vadim N., Rajamanickam, Prabakaran
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Publicado: 2025
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author Kelly, Aiden
Daou, Rémi
Daou, Joel
Kurdyumov, Vadim N.
Rajamanickam, Prabakaran
author_facet Kelly, Aiden
Daou, Rémi
Daou, Joel
Kurdyumov, Vadim N.
Rajamanickam, Prabakaran
contents This study investigates the critical conditions for flame propagation in channels with cold walls. We analyze the impact of the Lewis number and flow amplitude ($A$) on the minimum channel width required to sustain a premixed flame. Our results span a wide range of Lewis numbers, encompassing both aiding and opposing flow conditions. Results are presented for both variable and constant density models. A combined numerical approach, involving stationary and time-dependent simulations, is employed to determine quenching distances and solution stability. We find that smaller Lewis numbers and aiding flows ($A < 0$) facilitate flame propagation in narrower channels, while opposing flows ($A > 0$) tend to destabilize the flame, promoting asymmetric solutions. For sufficiently large positive values of $A$, the quenching distance is determined by asymmetric solutions, rather than the typical symmetric ones.
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spellingShingle Premixed flame quenching distance between cold walls: effects of flow and Lewis number
Kelly, Aiden
Daou, Rémi
Daou, Joel
Kurdyumov, Vadim N.
Rajamanickam, Prabakaran
Fluid Dynamics
This study investigates the critical conditions for flame propagation in channels with cold walls. We analyze the impact of the Lewis number and flow amplitude ($A$) on the minimum channel width required to sustain a premixed flame. Our results span a wide range of Lewis numbers, encompassing both aiding and opposing flow conditions. Results are presented for both variable and constant density models. A combined numerical approach, involving stationary and time-dependent simulations, is employed to determine quenching distances and solution stability. We find that smaller Lewis numbers and aiding flows ($A < 0$) facilitate flame propagation in narrower channels, while opposing flows ($A > 0$) tend to destabilize the flame, promoting asymmetric solutions. For sufficiently large positive values of $A$, the quenching distance is determined by asymmetric solutions, rather than the typical symmetric ones.
title Premixed flame quenching distance between cold walls: effects of flow and Lewis number
topic Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.17754