Effects of position and frequency of obstacles on turbulent premixed propagating flames
- School of Aeronautical, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006 (Australia)
- Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU (United Kingdom)
This paper studies the effects of the number and location of solid obstacles on the rate of propagation of turbulent premixed flames. A vented explosion chamber is constructed where controlled premixed flames are ignited from rest to propagate past grids or baffles plates as well as other solid obstacles strategically positioned in the chamber. Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF) is used to image OH which is used as an indicator of the reaction zone while pressure transducers are used to obtain pressure-time traces. Single grids or baffle plates located at different distances from the ignition source are tested. Two as well as three baffle plates are also investigated in varying configurations. It is found that while the peak overpressure increases with increasing number of grids or baffle plates, a limit is reached where the pressure starts to decrease. The location of the obstacles is found to have a significant effect on the overpressure and the flame structure. Higher overpressures are obtained when the baffle plates and obstacles are stacked closer together hence not allowing turbulence to decay. LIF images for OH show that the reaction zones become more contorted with increasing number of baffle plates in the flame path. (author)
- OSTI ID:
- 21137928
- Journal Information:
- Combustion and Flame, Journal Name: Combustion and Flame Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 156; ISSN CBFMAO; ISSN 0010-2180
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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