High resolution numerical study on the coaxial supersonic turbulent flame structures

Jeong Yeol Choi, Sang Hoon Han, Kyu Hong Kim, Vigor Yang

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Abstract

A diagnostic investigation regarding the turbulent combustion is analyzed for supersonic co-axial flame. The Mathematical formulation is based on the hybrid RANS/LES formulation for compressible reacting flows. A validation case study is performed for an experimental case with three levels of different grid system with three different high resolution schemes namely 3rd-order MUSCL scheme, a 5th-order WENO scheme and multi-dimensional 5th-order oMLP scheme. The time-averaged results of the experimental case shows the importance of fine grid resolution and high-order accurate numerical scheme for reliable prediction, capturing the fine scale instabilities of the supersonic turbulent combustion. The oMLP scheme exhibits a remarkable performance without a big expense. An analysis of the flow field is carried out to investigate the supersonic turbulent flame structure. The comparison of the combustion parameters including OH mass fraction, scalar dissipation rate and flame index reveals that the supersonic combustion of the validation case has a characteristics of turbulent lifted flame where the combustion is held mostly at premixed mode following turbulence mixing at the shear layer.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication50th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference 2014
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781624103032
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event50th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and exhibit 2014 - Cleveland, United States
Duration: 2014 Jul 282014 Jul 30

Publication series

Name50th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference 2014

Conference

Conference50th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and exhibit 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCleveland
Period14-07-2814-07-30

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

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