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Flame-flow structure in an acoustically driven jet flame

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OSTI ID:6423257
An investigation is presented of the interaction between the flowfield and the chemical reaction for non-premixed combustion in a flowfield dominated by large-scale vortical structures has been undertaken. The desired information on the flame-flow structure can be obtained from time-resolved field measurements of velocity and conserved and reactive scalars in a time-dependent laminar non-premixed hydrocarbon-air flame created by acoustic excitation of the fuel jet. Evolutionary images of soot luminosity, schlieren, laser scattering from TiO/sub 2/ particles and planar laser-induced fluorescence of OH are presented. The flowfield exhibits a complex structure, consisting initially of two concentric and counter-rotating vortex rings and a stagnation point on the flame axis. The effects of the flowfield structure on the combustion are evident in a comparison of the corresponding flowfield and OH concentration field images.
Research Organization:
Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA
OSTI ID:
6423257
Report Number(s):
CONF-8610180-
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English