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Title: Terascale High-Fidelity Simulations of Turbulent Combustion with Detailed Chemistry: Spray Simulations

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/951592· OSTI ID:951592

The Terascale High-Fidelity Simulations of Turbulent Combustion (TSTC) project is a multi-university collaborative effort to develop a high-fidelity turbulent reacting flow simulation capability utilizing terascale, massively parallel computer technology. The main paradigm of the approach is direct numerical simulation (DNS) featuring the highest temporal and spatial accuracy, allowing quantitative observations of the fine-scale physics found in turbulent reacting flows as well as providing a useful tool for development of sub-models needed in device-level simulations. Under this component of the TSTC program the simulation code named S3D, developed and shared with coworkers at Sandia National Laboratories, has been enhanced with new numerical algorithms and physical models to provide predictive capabilities for turbulent liquid fuel spray dynamics. Major accomplishments include improved fundamental understanding of mixing and auto-ignition in multi-phase turbulent reactant mixtures and turbulent fuel injection spray jets.

Research Organization:
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-01ER15234
OSTI ID:
951592
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/15234-Final; TRN: US201003%%194
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English