The local structure of turbulent nonpremixed flames near extinction

A. R. Masri; R. W. Bilger; R. W. Dibble

doi:10.1016/0010-2180(90)90024-L

The local structure of turbulent nonpremixed flames near extinction

A. R. Masri^*, R. W. Bilger, R. W. Dibble

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Using reported data collected in turbulent jet nonpremixed flames near extinction, various parameters are derived to characterize the structure of the flames as they approach blowoff. The fuels considered are CH₄, H₂, H₂ Ar, and CO/H₂/N₂. The data used consist of velocity and turbulence measurements using the LDA technique and measurements of temperature, species mass fractions, and mixture fraction using the spontaneous Raman-Rayleigh scattering technique. Flames of H₂ Ar and CO/H₂/N₂ fuels exhibit a monomodal behavior in the pdfs of their reactive scalars as they approach extinction while those of CH₄ flames are bimodal. The parameters controlling this behavior are the width of the reaction zone, Δξ_R and the scalar scale of turbulence Σ_ξ. It is found that this behavior is only slightly affected by Σ_ξ and is mainly dependent on Δξ_R. Further investigations of other fuels with a range of Δξ_R are recommended.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	260-276
Number of pages	17
Journal	Combustion and Flame
Volume	81
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-2180(90)90024-L
State	Published - Sep 1990
Externally published	Yes

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Energy Engineering and Power Technology
General Physics and Astronomy

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