Effects of radiation absorption on spherical flame propagation and radiation-induced uncertainty in laminar flame speed measurement

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 1129-1136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Chen
Keyword(s):  
Flame Propagation ◽  
Laminar Flame ◽  
Flame Speed ◽  
Radiation Absorption ◽  
Laminar Flame Speed ◽  
Spherical Flame ◽  
Speed Measurement ◽  
Radiation Induced ◽  
Effects Of Radiation ◽  
Spherical Flame Propagation

Optical and Numerical Investigations of Flame Propagation in a Heavy Duty Spark Ignited Natural Gas Engine

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinlong Liu ◽  
Christopher Ulishney ◽  
Cosmin E. Dumitrescu
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Flame Propagation ◽  
Turbulence Intensity ◽  
Laminar Flame ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Combustion Efficiency ◽  
Flame Speed ◽  
Laminar Flame Speed ◽  
Heavy Duty ◽  
Piston Chamber

Abstract Increasing the natural gas (NG) use in heavy-duty engines is beneficial for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from power generation and transportation. However, converting compression ignition (CI) engines to NG spark ignition operation can increase methane emissions without expensive aftertreatment, thereby defeating the purpose of utilizing a low carbon fuel. The widely accepted explanation for the low combustion efficiency in such retrofitted engines is the lower laminar flame speed of natural gas. In addition, diesel engine’s larger bowl size compared to the traditional gasoline engines increases the flame travel length inside the chamber and extends the combustion duration. However, optical measurements performed in this study suggested that a fast-propagating flame was developed inside the cylinder even at extremely lean operation. This was supported by a three-dimensional numerical simulation, which indicated that the squish region of the bowl-in-piston chamber generated a high turbulence intensity inside the bowl. However, the flame propagation experienced a sudden 2.25x reduction in speed when transiting from the bowl to the squish region. Such a phenomenon was caused by the large decrease in the turbulence intensity inside the squish region during the combustion process. Moreover, the squish volume trapped an important fuel fraction, and it is this fraction that experienced a slow and inefficient burning process during the expansion stroke. This resulted in increased methane emissions and reduced combustion efficiency. Overall, it was the specifics of the combustion process inside a bowl-in-piston chamber not the methane’s slow laminar flame speed that contributed to the low methane combustion efficiency for the retrofitted engine. The results suggest that optimizing the chamber shape is paramount to boost engine efficiency and decrease its emissions.

scholarly journals Laminar flame speed of soy and canola biofuels

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 75-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan-Sebastián Gómez-Meyer ◽  
Subramanyam R Gollahalli ◽  
Ramkumar N. Parthasarathy ◽  
Jabid-Eduardo Quiroga
Keyword(s):  
Flame Propagation ◽  
Equivalence Ratio ◽  
Laminar Flame ◽  
Turbulent Flames ◽  
Flame Speed ◽  
Thermochemical Property ◽  
Laminar Flame Speed ◽  
Hot Air ◽  
Maximum Value ◽  
Canola Oils

In this article, the flame speed values determined experimentally for laminar premixed flames of the vapors of two biofuels in air are presented. The laminar flame speed is a fundamental thermochemical property of fuels, and is essential for analyzing the flame propagation in practical devices, even those employing turbulent flames. The fuels obtained from transesterification of soy and canola oils are tested. Also, the diesel flames are studied to serve as a baseline for comparison. The experiments are performed with a tubular burner; pre-vaporized fuel is mixed with hot air and is ignited. The flame speed is determined at fuel-equivalence ratios of 1; 1,1 and 1,2 by recording the geometry of the flame. The experimental results show that the flame speed of biofuels is lower by about 15% than that of diesel. Also, the maximum value of flame speed is obtained at an equivalence ratio of approximately 1,1.

Computational Study on the Spherical Laminar Flame Speed of Hydrogen-Air Mixtures

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuri Trianti ◽  
Kosuke Motegi ◽  
Tomoyuki Sugiyama ◽  
Yu Maruyama
Keyword(s):  
Turbulent Flow ◽  
Chemical Reaction ◽  
Hydrogen Concentration ◽  
Laminar Flame ◽  
Burning Velocity ◽  
Flame Speed ◽  
Internal Diameter ◽  
Laminar Flame Speed ◽  
Flame Propagation Velocity ◽  
Spherical Flame

Abstract The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) have been developed to analyze the correlation equation for laminar flame speed of hydrogen-air mixtures. This analysis was carried out on the combustion of hydrogen-air mixtures performed at the spherical bomb experiment facility consists of a spherical vessel equipped (563 mm internal diameter). The facility has been designed and built at CNRS-ICARE laboratory. The simulation was carried out using the reactingFoam solver, one of a transient chemical reaction solver in OpenFOAM 5.0. The LaunderSharmaKE model was applied for turbulent flow. The interaction of the chemical reaction with the turbulent flow was taken into account using PaSR (Partial Stirred Reactor) model with 19 elementary reactions for the hydrogen combustion. The initial condition of spherical flame analysis was set so as to be consistent with those of the experiment. The position of the flame front was detected by the steep drop of hydrogen mass fraction in the spherical radii, and the flame propagation velocity was estimated from the time-position relationship. The analysis result showed the characteristic of spherical flame acceleration was qualitatively reproduced even though it has a discrepancy with the experiment. After validating the calculation of spherical experiments, a laminar burning velocity correlation is presented using the same boundary conditions with the variation of hydrogen concentration, temperature, and pressure. The calculation of laminar flame speed of hydrogen-air mixtures by reactingFoam use reference temperature Tref = 293 K and reference pressure Pref = 1 atm with validated in the range of hydrogen concentration 6–20%; range of temperature 293–493 K; and range of pressure 1–3 atm.

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