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Finite element model for turbulent spray combustion

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6924309

A finite element model for the prediction of spray flame field is presented. An Eulerian-Lagrangian approach is employed to model the reacting flow field of a spray combustor. The unsteady axisymmetric gas-phase equations are presented in Eulerian coordinates and the liquid-phase equations are formulated in Lagrangian coordinates. Turbulence is represented by the k-sigma model, and the reaction rate is determined by the modified eddy break-up model. Numerical results for the droplet trajectories and the effects of the evaporation models are discussed. 20 refs.

OSTI ID:
6924309
Report Number(s):
AIAA-Paper--90-0359; CONF-900153--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English