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Large Eddy Simulation of Diluted Turbulent Spray Combustion Based on FGM Methodology: Effect of fuel and Mass Loading

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Experiments and Numerical Simulations of Turbulent Combustion of Diluted Sprays

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A numerical methodology relying on Large Eddy Simulation is used to analyze and evaluate the impact of fuel and mass loading on turbulent spray combustion. To retrieve the flow, mixing and combustion proper-ties, an Eulerian-Lagrangian approach is adopted. The method includes a full two-way coupling between the interacting two phases in presence, while the evaporation process is described by a non-eqnilibrium vaporization model. The carrier phase turbulence is captured by a combustion LES technique in which first order sub-grid scale models are applied.

Two different fuels are used to produce spray jets through a pilot flame and a co-flowing atmospheric air. A spray pre-evaporation zone enables the combustion regime to turn from diffusion to partially premixed mode. The first liquid fuel is acetone, preferred for its ability to vaporize quickly. It is modeled by a detailed reaction mechanism including 84 species and 409 elementary reactions. The ethanol as second fuel is widely used as alternative fuel. It is modeled by a detailed reaction mechanism consisting of 56 species and 351 reversible reactions. To reduce the computational costs, the combustion is described by means of a detailed tabulated chemistry approach according to the Flamelet Generated Manifold (FGM) strategy. The occurring flow and combustion properties are numerically analyzed and compared with experimental data for both fuels under different mass loading conditions. The impact of fuel and mass loading on turbulent spray combustion is evaluated in terms of flame structure, exhaust gas temperature, droplet velocities and diameters, droplet velocity fluctuations, and spray volume flux at different distances from the exit planes.

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  1. Institute for Energy and Power plant Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, TU Darmstadt, Jovanka-Bontschits-Str. 2, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany

    Amsini Sadiki, Mouldi Chrigui & Fernando Sacomano

  2. Research Unit Materials, Energy and Renewable Energies, University of Gafsa, Gafsa, Tunisia

    Mouldi Chrigui

  3. School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, The University of Sydney, 2006, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Assaad R. Masri

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Sadiki, A., Chrigui, M., Sacomano, F., Masri, A. (2014). Large Eddy Simulation of Diluted Turbulent Spray Combustion Based on FGM Methodology: Effect of fuel and Mass Loading. In: Merci, B., Gutheil, E. (eds) Experiments and Numerical Simulations of Turbulent Combustion of Diluted Sprays. ERCOFTAC Series, vol 19. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04678-5_5

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