Numerical Analysis of the Combustion Dynamics of Passively Controlled Jets Issuing from Polygonal Nozzles

In the present work, the combustion of vitiated hydrogen jets issuing from differently shaped nozzles is modelled using the LES method. We investigate the impact of nozzle cross-sectional geometries (circular, square, triangular, hexagonal and hexagram) and the jet Reynolds numbers (<inline-formu...

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Main Authors: Łukasz Kuban, Jakub Stempka, Artur Tyliszczak
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/3/554
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author Łukasz Kuban
Jakub Stempka
Artur Tyliszczak
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Jakub Stempka
Artur Tyliszczak
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description In the present work, the combustion of vitiated hydrogen jets issuing from differently shaped nozzles is modelled using the LES method. We investigate the impact of nozzle cross-sectional geometries (circular, square, triangular, hexagonal and hexagram) and the jet Reynolds numbers (<inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>Re</mi><mo>=</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> 18,000, 20,000 and 23,600) on the flame lift-off height, its structure, the locations of the temperature maxima and species distributions. The triangular nozzle yields the highest mixing rate and therefore the fastest decay of axial velocity and the fastest growth of the average temperature along the flame axis. It was found that for the largest <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mi>Re</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>, the zone of intense mixing and the reaction zone occur in distinct regions, while for the lower <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mi>Re</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>, these regions combine into an indistinguishable zone. Finally, it is shown that the lift-off height of the flames and the mean temperature field are non-linearly correlated with <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mi>Re</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> and strongly dependent on the nozzle shape.
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spelling doaj.art-c7e3354e97424a51a5157fb352ce758c2023-12-03T14:14:39ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-01-0114355410.3390/en14030554Numerical Analysis of the Combustion Dynamics of Passively Controlled Jets Issuing from Polygonal NozzlesŁukasz Kuban0Jakub Stempka1Artur Tyliszczak2Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, Czestochowa University of Technology, Armii Krajowej 21, 42-201 Czestochowa, PolandFaculty of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, Czestochowa University of Technology, Armii Krajowej 21, 42-201 Czestochowa, PolandFaculty of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, Czestochowa University of Technology, Armii Krajowej 21, 42-201 Czestochowa, PolandIn the present work, the combustion of vitiated hydrogen jets issuing from differently shaped nozzles is modelled using the LES method. We investigate the impact of nozzle cross-sectional geometries (circular, square, triangular, hexagonal and hexagram) and the jet Reynolds numbers (<inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>Re</mi><mo>=</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> 18,000, 20,000 and 23,600) on the flame lift-off height, its structure, the locations of the temperature maxima and species distributions. The triangular nozzle yields the highest mixing rate and therefore the fastest decay of axial velocity and the fastest growth of the average temperature along the flame axis. It was found that for the largest <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mi>Re</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>, the zone of intense mixing and the reaction zone occur in distinct regions, while for the lower <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mi>Re</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>, these regions combine into an indistinguishable zone. Finally, it is shown that the lift-off height of the flames and the mean temperature field are non-linearly correlated with <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mi>Re</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> and strongly dependent on the nozzle shape.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/3/554turbulent mixingjet flamesLESnon-circular nozzles
spellingShingle Łukasz Kuban
Jakub Stempka
Artur Tyliszczak
Numerical Analysis of the Combustion Dynamics of Passively Controlled Jets Issuing from Polygonal Nozzles
Energies
turbulent mixing
jet flames
LES
non-circular nozzles
title Numerical Analysis of the Combustion Dynamics of Passively Controlled Jets Issuing from Polygonal Nozzles
title_full Numerical Analysis of the Combustion Dynamics of Passively Controlled Jets Issuing from Polygonal Nozzles
title_fullStr Numerical Analysis of the Combustion Dynamics of Passively Controlled Jets Issuing from Polygonal Nozzles
title_full_unstemmed Numerical Analysis of the Combustion Dynamics of Passively Controlled Jets Issuing from Polygonal Nozzles
title_short Numerical Analysis of the Combustion Dynamics of Passively Controlled Jets Issuing from Polygonal Nozzles
title_sort numerical analysis of the combustion dynamics of passively controlled jets issuing from polygonal nozzles
topic turbulent mixing
jet flames
LES
non-circular nozzles
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/3/554
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