In this paper we study the behavior of a premixed turbulent methane flame in three dimensions using numerical simulation. The simulations are performed using an adaptive time-dependent low Mach number combustion algorithm based on a second-order projection formulation that conserves both species mass and total enthalpy. The species and enthalpy equations are treated using an operator-split appr...

A dominant factor in determining the burning rate of a premixed turbulent flame is the degree to which the flame front is wrinkled by turbulence. Higher turbulent intensities lead to greater wrinkling of the flame front and an increase in the turbulent burning rate. This picture of turbulent flame dynamics must be modified, however, to accommodate the affects of variations in the local propagat...

A pulsed plasma source is used to stabilize lean premixed methane flames. Nitric oxide (NO) production is measured using probe sampling and chemiluminescence analysis. While the discharge is a potential source of NO, it is observed that the flame also consumes some NO. The NO production in the flame is modeled by use of a modified opposed diffusion flame simulation (OPPDIF), augmented by the in...

The paper is concerned with the numerical simulation of two– and three–dimensional flame balls. In the two–dimensional case we use a Galerkin–type discretization in an adaptive basis of orthogonal wavelets. Therewith the solution is represented by means of a reduced basis being adapted in each time step. For the three–dimensional simulations we employ a classical Fourier pseudospectral method i...

A water mist jet for a steam generator of direct contact with a diffusion flame is numerically analyzed in this paper. Numerical simulation is conducted for an 8 Lug-Bolt array in a confined system. The diffusion flame is modelled in the Eulerian Eulerian multiphase approach where the reaction species are oxygen which is injected by a 16.9 mm central nozzle, methane by four peripheral 5.86 mm n...

Due to the ever wider use of composite materials within aerospace applications, fireproof tests get recently an increased attention. Numerical simulation is expected in the coming years to accompany engineers in their design work to increase the chance of success in the fireproof certification tests. The current research focuses on the numerical investigation of a premixed methane-air flame imp...

Ignition, flame propagation and stabilisation have been simulated and analysed in a turbulent jet of non-premixed methane and air. The first order Conditional Moment Closure (CMC) turbulent combustion model was fully coupled with a Reynolds-Averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) flow simulation. A CMC model was developed to account for spark ignition. The over-prediction of turbulent flame propagation w...