Adaptive mesh based combustion simulations of direct fuel injection effects in a supersonic cavity flame-holder

Sitaraman, Hariswaran; Yellapantula, Shashank; Henry de Frahan, Marc; Perry, Bruce; Rood, Jon; Grout, Ray; Day, Marc

doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2021.111531

Adaptive mesh based combustion simulations of direct fuel injection effects in a supersonic cavity flame-holder

Journal Article · Sat Jun 19 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Combustion and Flame

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2021.111531· OSTI ID:1799879

Sitaraman, Hariswaran ^[1]; Yellapantula, Shashank ^[1]; Henry de Frahan, Marc ^[1]; Perry, Bruce ^[1]; ^[1]; Grout, Ray ^[1]; Day, Marc ^[2]

National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Here, we present high-fidelity reacting simulations of a supersonic cavity flame-holder configuration. The focus of this work is on flame stabilization brought about by varying the location of fuel injection in a cavity stabilized supersonic flow of air. Central to our approach is a compressible multi-species reacting flow solver that uses adaptive-mesh-refinement (AMR), enabling the resolution of flame, shock-waves, boundary-layers, and small-scale structures in the computational domain. Our analysis indicates that fuel injection closer to the ramp at the aft end of the cavity allows for greater mixing and lower peak temperatures compared to fuel injection upstream that is closer to the backward facing step of the cavity. This difference is mainly due to greater turbulent fluctuations generated from the shear-layer towards the cavity ramp, thereby enhancing the mixing of fuel and air. A low frequency oscillatory behaviour in heat-release and pressure was also observed for the upstream injection case while a much higher-frequency phenomena was observed in the near-ramp injection case. By identifying the important physical determinants of the combustion processes, this study illustrates a promising pathway to design and optimize direct fuel injection strategies in supersonic cavity flame-holders that can improve flame stability, combustion efficiency, and reduce emissions.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1799879

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA--2C00-75491; MainId:6477; UUID:7d46ceb8-090b-ea11-9c2a-ac162d87dfe5; MainAdminID:24563

Journal Information:: Combustion and Flame, Journal Name: Combustion and Flame Vol. 232; ISSN 0010-2180

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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