Study of Auto-igniting Spray Flame in Vitiated Swirling Hot Coflow using flamelet generated model

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Auteurs principaux: Alam, Zafar, Bhatia, Bharat, De, Ashoke
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author Alam, Zafar
Bhatia, Bharat
De, Ashoke
author_facet Alam, Zafar
Bhatia, Bharat
De, Ashoke
contents Swirl-stabilized auto-igniting spray flames are essential for designing efficient and clean combustion systems. The present study performs large eddy simulations (LES) of the dilute auto-igniting methanol flame in a vitiated, hot coflow of varying swirl intensities. The six-dimensional Flamelet Generated Manifold (FGM) technique is used to solve the reactive flow accurately and economically. The swirl numbers (SN), i.e. 0.2, 0.6, 1.0, and 1.4, are used to assess their effect on auto-ignition and flame stability. At lower to moderate swirl numbers (SN =0.2, 0.6), the increase in swirl is found to increase the lift-off height. Beyond the critical swirl number (SN=0.6), the lift-off height drops. Also, the time-averaged flame structure transitions from a tubular-like flame into a uniformly distributed combustion region at these high swirl numbers. It also results in a more compact flame for the higher swirl numbers. These effects on flame dynamics are analyzed in detail using the mean gas-phase flow field distribution, particle statistics, and proper orthogonal decomposition (POD).
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spellingShingle Study of Auto-igniting Spray Flame in Vitiated Swirling Hot Coflow using flamelet generated model
Alam, Zafar
Bhatia, Bharat
De, Ashoke
Fluid Dynamics
Swirl-stabilized auto-igniting spray flames are essential for designing efficient and clean combustion systems. The present study performs large eddy simulations (LES) of the dilute auto-igniting methanol flame in a vitiated, hot coflow of varying swirl intensities. The six-dimensional Flamelet Generated Manifold (FGM) technique is used to solve the reactive flow accurately and economically. The swirl numbers (SN), i.e. 0.2, 0.6, 1.0, and 1.4, are used to assess their effect on auto-ignition and flame stability. At lower to moderate swirl numbers (SN =0.2, 0.6), the increase in swirl is found to increase the lift-off height. Beyond the critical swirl number (SN=0.6), the lift-off height drops. Also, the time-averaged flame structure transitions from a tubular-like flame into a uniformly distributed combustion region at these high swirl numbers. It also results in a more compact flame for the higher swirl numbers. These effects on flame dynamics are analyzed in detail using the mean gas-phase flow field distribution, particle statistics, and proper orthogonal decomposition (POD).
title Study of Auto-igniting Spray Flame in Vitiated Swirling Hot Coflow using flamelet generated model
topic Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.16384