FLAME - A Slow-Flow Combustion Model,

Abstract

We have developed a two-dimensional, time-dependent reactive flow model for studying the various aspects of combustion, including ignition, flame spread and plume formation. The basic model is a self-consistent slow-flow hydrodynamic algorithm with chemical reactions. Also included are the basic transport processes of molecular diffusion and thermal conductivity. The model is implemented so that other physical mechanisms, such as different chemical reaction schemes, turbulence models, heterogeneous phenomena, etc., can be included on a modular basis. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 16, 1979
Accession Number
ADA072988

Entities

People

  • Jap P. Boris
  • Walter W. Jones

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Ignition
  • Kinetics
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation