KIVA computer program for multidimensional chemically reactive fluid flows with fuel sprays

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0008653· OSTI ID:5540569

O'Rourke, P J

This paper is a presentation of the capabilities of the KIVA computer program, which was written to calculate both two- and three-dimensional chemically reactive fluid flows. KIVA solves by finite-difference techniques the unsteady equations for a multi-component, chemically reactive mixture of ideal gases, together with those for an evaporating liquid spray. Although it was written with applications to internal combustion engine research in mind, with modification KIVA can be applied to a variety of other combustion and two-phase flow problems. This paper emphasizes the differences between KIVA and the well-known CONCHAS-SPRAY computer program and gives some advantages and disadvantages of the numerical methodology in KIVA. We illustrate the capabilities of the program by describing the results of numerical test problems.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5540569
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-85-1728; CONF-8505150-1; ON: DE85012730
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
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FUELS
HEAT ENGINES
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