Ignition and flame propagation characteristics of ethanol spray in swirl combustor
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摘要:
设计了一个可视化单头部旋流燃烧室,结合实验和数值模拟开展了乙醇喷雾的纳秒脉冲等离子体点火特性与火焰传播特性研究。通过改变不同的点火位置,同步拍摄火焰阴影图像和CH*化学发光图像,探究火焰传播过程的时间尺度。结果表明:不同位置的点火过程均可划分为4个阶段:火焰快速发展阶段、附壁燃料消耗阶段、火焰形态转变阶段、火焰形态稳定阶段。通过分析点火延迟时间,发现燃烧室内最有利于点火的位置处于中心再循环区内部,壁面处最有利于点火的位置对应中心再循环区的最宽处。
Abstract:A well-defined visualized single-head swirl combustor was designed to study nanosecond pulsed plasma ignition and flame propagation characteristics of ethanol spray in combination with experimental investigation and numerical simulation. High-speed flame shadow and CH* chemiluminescence images were taken simultaneously to explore the time scale of the flame propagation process at a wide range of ignition locations. The successful ignition process from different discharge positions can be eventually divided into four phases: flame propagation, combustion of wall-attached fuel, flame morphology transformation, and flame morphology stabilization. The ignition delay time was analyzed by a statistical method, revealing that the optimal ignition location in the combustor was at the inner boundary of the central recirculation zone, and the optimal ignition location near the wall must correspond to the widest part of the central recirculation zone.
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Key words:
- swirl combustor /
- ethanol /
- ignition position /
- flame propagation /
- ignition delay time
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表 1 不同点火位置的初始条件
Table 1. Initial conditions for different ignition locations
点火
位置局部
当量比总流速/
(m/s)分速度/(m/s) X轴 Y轴 Z轴 A 0.62 0.65 0.48 0.46 0 B 0.41 0.28 0.27 0.02 −0.02 C 0.56 0.65 0.46 0.46 −0.07 D 0.50 0.51 0.50 −0.01 −0.12 E 0.38 1.24 0.54 1.11 0.08 F 0.41 0.60 0.54 −0.26 −0.09 G 0.36 1.06 0.04 −1.05 0.03 H 0.27 0.77 0.51 −0.57 0.04 I 0.21 2.93 1.14 2.27 1.44 J 0.37 1.41 0.04 −1.42 0.01 -
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