@inproceedings{7dcb87596b754084a4a5cedce88a8bbd,
title = "A computational study of soot formation in an opposed-flow diffusion flame interacting with vortices",
abstract = "The flame-vortex interaction enables the study of basic phenomena that control the coupling between combustion and turbulence. Employing a gas phase reaction mechanism considering polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), a two dimensional counterflow ethylene-air flame is simulated. A reduced mechanism with PAH pathways that includes until coronene and method of moments with interpolative closure (MOMIC) has been employed to calculate the soot characteristics. Interaction of sooting flame with a prescribed decaying random velocity field is being investigated. Counterflow nonpremixed flames at low strain rate sooting conditions are considered. Effects of vortices are studied on the flame structures and its sensitivity on the soot formation characteristics. As the vortex rolls up the flame, integrated soot volume fraction is found to be larger for the air-side vortex. A detailed analysis on the flame structure and its influence on the formation of soot were carried out. The results indicate that the larger PAH species contributes to the soot formation in the airside perturbation regimes, whereas the soot formation is dominated by the soot transport in fuel-side perturbation.",
author = "Prabhu Selvaraj and Im, {Hong G.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. All rights reserved.; 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting ; Conference date: 09-01-2017 Through 13-01-2017",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.2514/6.2017-1790",
language = "English (US)",
series = "AIAA SciTech Forum - 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting",
publisher = "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.",
booktitle = "AIAA SciTech Forum - 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting",
}