Edge flame instability in low-strain-rate counterflow diffusion flames

Journal Article · Fri Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2006 · Combustion and Flame

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.COMBUSTFLAME.2006.06.009· OSTI ID:20824148

Park, June Sung; Hwang, Dong Jin; Park, Jeong; Kim, Jeong Soo; Kim, Sungcho ^[1]; Keel, Sang In ^[2]; Kim, Tae Kwon ^[3]; Noh, Dong Soon ^[4]

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1. School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Sunchon National University, 315 Maegok-dong, Suncheon, Jeonnam 540-742 (Korea, Republic of)
2. Environment &
3. School of Mechanical &
4. Energy System Research Department, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 71-2 Jang-dong, Yusung-gu, Taejon 305-343 (Korea, Republic of)

Experiments in low-strain-rate methane-air counterflow diffusion flames diluted with nitrogen have been conducted to study flame extinction behavior and edge flame oscillation in which flame length is less than the burner diameter and thus lateral conductive heat loss, in addition to radiative loss, could be high at low global strain rates. The critical mole fraction at flame extinction is examined in terms of velocity ratio and global strain rate. Onset conditions of the edge flame oscillation and the relevant modes are also provided with global strain rate and nitrogen mole fraction in the fuel stream or in terms of fuel Lewis number. It is observed that flame length is intimately relevant to lateral heat loss, and this affects flame extinction and edge flame oscillation considerably. Lateral heat loss causes flame oscillation even at fuel Lewis number less than unity. Edge flame oscillations, which result from the advancing and retreating edge flame motion of the outer flame edge of low-strain-rate flames, are categorized into three modes: a growing, a decaying, and a harmonic-oscillation mode. A flame stability map based on the flame oscillation modes is also provided for low-strain-rate flames. The important contribution of lateral heat loss even to edge flame oscillation is clarified finally. (author)

• OSTI ID: 20824148
• Journal Information: Combustion and Flame, Vol. 146, Issue 4; Other Information: Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved; ISSN 0010-2180
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
METHANE
AIR
FLAMES
OSCILLATIONS
STRAIN RATE
LENGTH
HEAT LOSSES
STABILITY
COUNTERFLOW SYSTEMS
LEWIS NUMBER
FLAME EXTINCTION
NITROGEN