In this study,the flow field structure inside a scramjet combustor is numerically simulated using the flamelet/progress variable model.Slope injection is considered,with fuel mixing enhanced by means of a streamwise v...In this study,the flow field structure inside a scramjet combustor is numerically simulated using the flamelet/progress variable model.Slope injection is considered,with fuel mixing enhanced by means of a streamwise vortex.The flow field structure and combustion characteristics are analyzed under different conditions.Attention is also paid to the identification of the mechanisms that keep combustion stable and support enhanced mixing.The overall performances of the combustion chamber are discussed.展开更多
To improve the NO modelling in turbulent flames,the flamelet/progress variable(FPV)model is extended by introducing NO mass fraction into the progress variable and incorporating an additional NO transport equation.Two...To improve the NO modelling in turbulent flames,the flamelet/progress variable(FPV)model is extended by introducing NO mass fraction into the progress variable and incorporating an additional NO transport equation.Two sets of flamelet databases are tabulated with progress variables based on major species and NO mass fraction,respectively.The former is used for the acquisition of the main thermochemical variables,while the latter is employed for NO modelling.Moreover,an additional transport equation is solved to obtain the NO mass fraction,with the source term corrected using the scale similarity method.Model assessments are first conducted on laminar counterflow diffusion flames to identify lookup-related errors and assess the suitability of progress variable definitions.The results show that the progress variables based on major species and NO could correctly describe the main thermochemical quantities and NO-related variables,respectively.Subsequently,the model is applied to the large eddy simulation(LES)of Sandia flames.The results indicate that the extended FPV model improves the NO prediction,with a mean error for NO prediction at 55%,significantly lower than those of existing FPV models(130%and 385%).The LES with the extended FPV model quantitatively captures NO suppression in the mid-range of Reynolds numbers from 22400(Flame D)to 33600(Flame E),but underestimates the NO suppression at higher Reynolds numbers from 33600 to 44800(Flame F).This underprediction is primarily attributed to the underestimation of local extinction levels in flames with high Reynolds numbers.展开更多
研究了基于层流小火焰概念和假定beta-PDF(probability density function)的湍流预混燃烧模型.该模型采用PREMIX程序来计算层流小火焰,将计算结果表示为进程变量的函数,并利用进程变量的be-ta-PDF积分生成了用于RANS(雷诺平均Navier-Sto...研究了基于层流小火焰概念和假定beta-PDF(probability density function)的湍流预混燃烧模型.该模型采用PREMIX程序来计算层流小火焰,将计算结果表示为进程变量的函数,并利用进程变量的be-ta-PDF积分生成了用于RANS(雷诺平均Navier-Stokes)计算的PDF表.以化学当量的甲烷湍流本生火焰为算例对模型进行了计算验证,并与Zimont模型的计算结果和实验结果做了对比.结果表明,平均速度分布与实验符合的较好,温度和湍动能计算结果有待改善.本模型高估了化学反应速率,导致计算火焰比实际瘦,这是因为模型中未能考虑湍流对火焰的拉伸和弯曲效应,考虑湍流拉伸和弯曲效应的预混燃烧模型是今后进一步研究的方向.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.12002193)the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation,China(No.ZR2019QA018).
文摘In this study,the flow field structure inside a scramjet combustor is numerically simulated using the flamelet/progress variable model.Slope injection is considered,with fuel mixing enhanced by means of a streamwise vortex.The flow field structure and combustion characteristics are analyzed under different conditions.Attention is also paid to the identification of the mechanisms that keep combustion stable and support enhanced mixing.The overall performances of the combustion chamber are discussed.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51906075)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2019YFE0100100).
文摘To improve the NO modelling in turbulent flames,the flamelet/progress variable(FPV)model is extended by introducing NO mass fraction into the progress variable and incorporating an additional NO transport equation.Two sets of flamelet databases are tabulated with progress variables based on major species and NO mass fraction,respectively.The former is used for the acquisition of the main thermochemical variables,while the latter is employed for NO modelling.Moreover,an additional transport equation is solved to obtain the NO mass fraction,with the source term corrected using the scale similarity method.Model assessments are first conducted on laminar counterflow diffusion flames to identify lookup-related errors and assess the suitability of progress variable definitions.The results show that the progress variables based on major species and NO could correctly describe the main thermochemical quantities and NO-related variables,respectively.Subsequently,the model is applied to the large eddy simulation(LES)of Sandia flames.The results indicate that the extended FPV model improves the NO prediction,with a mean error for NO prediction at 55%,significantly lower than those of existing FPV models(130%and 385%).The LES with the extended FPV model quantitatively captures NO suppression in the mid-range of Reynolds numbers from 22400(Flame D)to 33600(Flame E),but underestimates the NO suppression at higher Reynolds numbers from 33600 to 44800(Flame F).This underprediction is primarily attributed to the underestimation of local extinction levels in flames with high Reynolds numbers.
文摘研究了基于层流小火焰概念和假定beta-PDF(probability density function)的湍流预混燃烧模型.该模型采用PREMIX程序来计算层流小火焰,将计算结果表示为进程变量的函数,并利用进程变量的be-ta-PDF积分生成了用于RANS(雷诺平均Navier-Stokes)计算的PDF表.以化学当量的甲烷湍流本生火焰为算例对模型进行了计算验证,并与Zimont模型的计算结果和实验结果做了对比.结果表明,平均速度分布与实验符合的较好,温度和湍动能计算结果有待改善.本模型高估了化学反应速率,导致计算火焰比实际瘦,这是因为模型中未能考虑湍流对火焰的拉伸和弯曲效应,考虑湍流拉伸和弯曲效应的预混燃烧模型是今后进一步研究的方向.
