Numerical studies of premixed hydrogen/air flames in a small-scale combustion chamber with varied area blockage ratio

EL-Shimy, M.; Ibrahim, Salah S.; Malalasekera, Weeratunge

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.03.204

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“…The mentioned/described flame shape evolution was also reproduced in LES studies [8,9,12,39,40], which means that URANS simulation prediction is adequate and it resolves turbulent flow structures. However, none of the LES studies described flame-vortex interaction in detail.…”

Section: Study Of Flame Propagationmentioning

confidence: 74%

“…Each row of baffles is placed at 19 mm, 49 mm and 79 mm from the ignition source at the base of the chamber. The small solid obstacle has a square cross-section of 12 × 12 mm and is placed at 96 mm from the base of the chamber [9].…”

Section: The Laboratory-scale Chambermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The simulations were performed using OpenFOAM and flameFoam-a custom open source computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solver developed by the authors for the simulation of premixed turbulent combustion in hydrogen-air mixtures. There are simulations of combustion in vented small-scale chambers published in the literature with turbulence modelled according to the Large Eddy Simulation (LES) approach [8][9][10][11][12]. Furthermore, mentioned research papers investigates sensitivity to the ignition source [8], comparison of mixtures [9,12], analysis of the equivalence ratio effect [11] and different configurations of baffles [9,10,12].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are simulations of combustion in vented small-scale chambers published in the literature with turbulence modelled according to the Large Eddy Simulation (LES) approach [8][9][10][11][12]. Furthermore, mentioned research papers investigates sensitivity to the ignition source [8], comparison of mixtures [9,12], analysis of the equivalence ratio effect [11] and different configurations of baffles [9,10,12]. Most of them show flame front structure.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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RANS- and TFC-Based Simulation of Turbulent Combustion in a Small-Scale Venting Chamber

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A laboratory-scale chamber is convenient for combustion scenarios in the practical analysis of industrial explosions and devices such as internal combustion engines. The safety risks in hazardous areas can be assessed and managed during accidents. Increased hydrogen usage in renewable energy production requires increased attention to the safety issues since hydrogen produces higher explosion overpressures and flame speed and can cause more damage than methane or propane. This paper reports numerical simulation of turbulent hydrogen combustion and flame propagation in the University of Sydney's small-scale combustion chamber. It is used for the investigation of turbulent premixed propagating flame interaction with several solid obstacles. Obstructions in the direction of flow cause a complex flame front interaction with the turbulence generated ahead of it. For numerical analysis, OpenFOAM CFD software was chosen, and a custom-built turbulent combustion solver based on the progress variable model—flameFoam—was used. Numerical results for validation purposes show that the pressure behaviour and flame propagation obtained using RANS and TFC models were well reproduced. The interaction between larger-scale flow features and flame dynamics was obtained corresponding to the experimental or mode detailed LES modelling results from the literature. The analysis revealed that as the propagating flame reached and interacted with obstacles and the recirculation wake was created behind solid obstacles, leaving traces of an unburned mixture. The expansion of flames due to narrow vents generates turbulent eddies, which cause wrinkling of the flame front.

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Section: Study Of Flame Propagationmentioning

confidence: 74%

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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RANS- and TFC-Based Simulation of Turbulent Combustion in a Small-Scale Venting Chamber

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“…There have been numerous studies on flame stabilization of premixed hydrogen flames [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]. However, the literature discussing flame movement in a semi-controlled manner is rather scarce.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%