Effects of turbulence and carrier fluid on simple, turbulent spray jet flames
- School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006 (Australia)
This paper presents simultaneous LIF images of OH and the two-phase acetone fuel concentration as well as detailed single-point phase-Doppler measurements of velocity and droplet flux in three turbulent spray flames of acetone. This work forms part of a larger program to study spray jets and flames in a simple, well-defined geometry, aimed at providing a platform for developing and validating predictive tools for such flows. Spray flames that use nitrogen or air as droplet carrier are investigated and issues of flow field, droplet dispersion, size distribution, and evaporation are addressed. The joint OH/acetone concentration images reveal a substantial similarity to premixed flame behavior when the carrier stream is air. When the carrier is nitrogen, the reaction zone has a diffusion flame structure. There is no indication of individual droplet burning. The results show that evaporation occurs close to the jet centerline rather than in the outer shear layer. Turbulence does not have a significant impact on the evaporation rates. A small fraction of the droplets escapes the reaction zone unburned along the centerline and persists far downstream of the flame tip. The proportion of this droplet residue increases with shorter residence times as observed for the higher velocity flame.
- OSTI ID:
- 20681462
- Journal Information:
- Combustion and Flame, Vol. 143, Issue 4; Other Information: Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved; ISSN 0010-2180
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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