Numerical and Experimental Study on Negative Buoyance Induced Vortices in N-Butane Jet Flames

Yuan Xiong, Min Suk Cha, Suk Ho Chung

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Abstract

Near nozzle flow field in flickering n-butane diffusion jet flames was investigated with a special focus on transient flow patterns of negative buoyance induced vortices. The flow structures were obtained through Mie scattering imaging with seed particles in a fuel stream using continuous-wave (CW) Argon-ion laser. Velocity fields were also quantified with particle mage velocimetry (PIV) system having kHz repetition rate. The results showed that the dynamic motion of negative buoyance induced vortices near the nozzle exit was coupled strongly with a flame flickering instability. Typically during the flame flickering, the negative buoyant vortices oscillated at the flickering frequency. The vortices were distorted by the flickering motion and exhibited complicated transient vortical patterns, such as tilting and stretching. Numerical simulations were also implemented based on an open source C++ package, LaminarSMOKE, for further validations.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationVolume 1: Symposia
PublisherASME International
ISBN (Print)9780791857212
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 26 2015

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