The Effect of Pressure Transients in Diffusion Flames.

Abstract

As an illustration of the effects of pressure transients on the ignition and subsequent evolution of diffusion flames, an analysis is presented of the mixing and simultaneous reactions between to semispaces of reactants subject to an arbitrary pressure transient. The chemical reaction is described in terms of an overall Arrhenius reaction with an activation energy large compared with the thermal energy in the mixing layer. After an initial inert mixing stage, there is a short ignition stage resulting in chemical equilibrium with complete consumption of one of the reactants in one plane in the mixing layer. One or two premixed flames originate at the ignition plane moving across the mixing layer, and thus establish a diffusion controlled mode of burning.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA008848

Entities

People

  • Amable Liñán

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Equilibrium
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Diffusion
  • Energy
  • Heat Of Activation
  • Ignition
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Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Fluid Dynamics.