Large-eddy simulation of a bluff-body stabilized nonpremixed flame

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 2006 · Combustion and Flame

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2005.07.006· OSTI ID:20685985

Kempf, A; Lindstedt, R P ^[1]; Janicka, J ^[2]

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1. Thermofluids Division, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ (United Kingdom)
2. Chair for Energy and Powerplant Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Darmstadt Technical University, Petersenstr. 30, 64287 Darmstadt (Germany)

Large-eddy simulations have been performed for a turbulent nonpremixed bluff-body stabilized CH{sub 4}:H{sub 2} (50:50 vol.) flame at a Reynolds number of 15,800. The corresponding isothermal flow has also been computed. The Sydney bluff-body burner under consideration has been investigated experimentally by Masri and co-workers, who obtained velocity and scalar statistics. The focus of the current work is on flow and mixing effects with the thermochemistry evaluated using a steady-state laminar flamelet approach. The incompressible (low-Mach-number) governing equations for mass, momentum, and mixture-fraction have been solved on a structured cylindrical grid and resolution effects investigated using up to 3.643x10{sup 6} nodes. The corresponding nonreactive case was resolved by 5.76x10{sup 5} nodes, resulting in a resolution of more than 80% of the turbulence kinetic energy. The reacting case yields a resolution in excess of 75% on the finest grid--arguably sufficient to permit conclusions regarding the accuracy of submodels. Comparisons with experimental data show that for high resolutions comparatively good agreement is obtained for the flow field and for species other than nitric oxide. However, resolution effects are important and results obtained with 4.51x10{sup 5} nodes show that a resolution of less than 70% of the turbulent kinetic energy is insufficient in the context of the Smagorinsky subgrid model combined with the dynamic procedure of Germano. The latter result is consistent with the analysis of Pope.

• OSTI ID: 20685985
• Journal Information: Combustion and Flame, Journal Name: Combustion and Flame Journal Issue: 1-2 Vol. 144; ISSN CBFMAO; ISSN 0010-2180
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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