Existing droplet evaporation/combustion mod- els in computational fluid dynamics （CFD） simulation of spray combustion are based on simplified 1-D models. Both these models and recently developed 3-D models of single...Existing droplet evaporation/combustion mod- els in computational fluid dynamics （CFD） simulation of spray combustion are based on simplified 1-D models. Both these models and recently developed 3-D models of single- droplet combustion do not give the conditions for the different existing droplet combustion modes. In this paper, droplet evaporation and combustion are studied both analytically and numerically. In the analytical solution, a 2-D axisymmetric flow surrounding an evaporating and combusting droplet was considered. The governing equations were solved using an integral method, similar to the Karman-Pohlhausen method for solving boundary-layer flows with pressure gradient. The results give a local evaporation rate and flame radius in agree- ment with experimental results. In numerical simulation, 3-D combusting gas flows surrounding an ethanol droplet were studied. The prediction results show three modes of droplet combustion under different relative velocities, explaining the change in the evaporation constant with an increase in relative velocity observed in experiments. This implies that different droplet combustion models should be developed in simu- lating spray combustion. The predicted local evaporation rate and flame radius by numerical simulation are in agree- ment with the analytical solution in the range of azimuthal angles 0° 〈 θ 〈 90°. The numerical results indicate that the drag force of an evaporating and combusting droplet is much smaller than that of a cold solid particle, and thus the currently used drag models should be modified.展开更多
A k - ε-PDF model based on statistical theory for turbulent gas-particle flows is proposed,and a numerical procedure combining the finite difference and finite fluctuating-velocity -group methods is used.The obtained...A k - ε-PDF model based on statistical theory for turbulent gas-particle flows is proposed,and a numerical procedure combining the finite difference and finite fluctuating-velocity -group methods is used.The obtained statistically averaged equations have the same form as those obtained by using the Reynolds averaging.Using the k -ε-PDF model (PDF particle turbulence model combined with the k - ε gas turbulence model),many terms,such as the diffusion term in particle Reynolds Stress equations,can be accurately calculated for verifying the second-moment-closure model.The k - ε- PDF model is used to simulate sudden-expansion particle-laded flow.comparison of the predictions using both k -ε-PDF and the k - ε- kp models with experimental results shows that the k - ε-PDF model give more reasonable non-isotropic features of particle turbulence.展开更多
The gas and particle time-averaged velocity rand RMS fluctuation velocity of swirling gas-particle flows in a spouting-cyclone combustor were measured by a hot-ball probe and a conventional LDV system. The results sho...The gas and particle time-averaged velocity rand RMS fluctuation velocity of swirling gas-particle flows in a spouting-cyclone combustor were measured by a hot-ball probe and a conventional LDV system. The results show large velocity slip between the two phases both in tangential and axial directions and high nonisotropic turbulence of the two phases were also observed which is favorable to coal combustion. The particle RMS fluctuation velocity is higher than the gas RMS fluctuation velocity only in some regions of the flow field.展开更多
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文摘Existing droplet evaporation/combustion mod- els in computational fluid dynamics （CFD） simulation of spray combustion are based on simplified 1-D models. Both these models and recently developed 3-D models of single- droplet combustion do not give the conditions for the different existing droplet combustion modes. In this paper, droplet evaporation and combustion are studied both analytically and numerically. In the analytical solution, a 2-D axisymmetric flow surrounding an evaporating and combusting droplet was considered. The governing equations were solved using an integral method, similar to the Karman-Pohlhausen method for solving boundary-layer flows with pressure gradient. The results give a local evaporation rate and flame radius in agree- ment with experimental results. In numerical simulation, 3-D combusting gas flows surrounding an ethanol droplet were studied. The prediction results show three modes of droplet combustion under different relative velocities, explaining the change in the evaporation constant with an increase in relative velocity observed in experiments. This implies that different droplet combustion models should be developed in simu- lating spray combustion. The predicted local evaporation rate and flame radius by numerical simulation are in agree- ment with the analytical solution in the range of azimuthal angles 0° 〈 θ 〈 90°. The numerical results indicate that the drag force of an evaporating and combusting droplet is much smaller than that of a cold solid particle, and thus the currently used drag models should be modified.
文摘A k - ε-PDF model based on statistical theory for turbulent gas-particle flows is proposed,and a numerical procedure combining the finite difference and finite fluctuating-velocity -group methods is used.The obtained statistically averaged equations have the same form as those obtained by using the Reynolds averaging.Using the k -ε-PDF model (PDF particle turbulence model combined with the k - ε gas turbulence model),many terms,such as the diffusion term in particle Reynolds Stress equations,can be accurately calculated for verifying the second-moment-closure model.The k - ε- PDF model is used to simulate sudden-expansion particle-laded flow.comparison of the predictions using both k -ε-PDF and the k - ε- kp models with experimental results shows that the k - ε-PDF model give more reasonable non-isotropic features of particle turbulence.
文摘The gas and particle time-averaged velocity rand RMS fluctuation velocity of swirling gas-particle flows in a spouting-cyclone combustor were measured by a hot-ball probe and a conventional LDV system. The results show large velocity slip between the two phases both in tangential and axial directions and high nonisotropic turbulence of the two phases were also observed which is favorable to coal combustion. The particle RMS fluctuation velocity is higher than the gas RMS fluctuation velocity only in some regions of the flow field.
