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Direct Numerical Simulation of hydrogen combustion at auto-ignitive conditions: Ignition, stability and turbulent reaction-front velocity

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Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS) are performed to investigate the process of spontaneous ignition of hydrogen flames at laminar, turbulent, adiabatic and non-adiabatic conditions. Mixtures of hydrogen and vitiated air at temperatures representing gas-turbine reheat combustion are considered. Adiabatic spontaneous ignition processes are investigated first, providing a quantitative characterization of stable and unstable flames. Results indicate that, in hydrogen reheat combustion, compressibility effects play a key role in flame stability and that unstable ignition and combustion are consistently encountered for reactant temperatures close to the mixture’s characteristic crossover temperature. Furthermore, it is also found that the characterization of the adiabatic processes is also valid in the presence of non-adiabaticity due to wall heat-loss. Finally, a quantitative characterization of the instantaneous fuel consumption rate within the reaction front is obtained and of its ability, at auto-ignitive conditions, to advance against the approaching turbulent flow of the reactants, for a range of different turbulence intensities, temperatures and pressure levels. ©2021The Author(s).
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Språk

Engelsk

Forfatter(e)

  • Andrea Gruber
  • Mirko R. Bothien
  • Andrea Camperio Ciani
  • Konduri Aditya
  • Jacqueline H. Chen
  • Forman Arthur Williams

Institusjon(er)

  • SINTEF Energi AS / Termisk energi
  • Sveits
  • Universität Zürich
  • Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
  • Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
  • University of California, San Diego
  • Sandia National Laboratories

År

2021

Publisert i

Combustion and Flame

ISSN

0010-2180

Årgang

229

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