Chemical Reactions in Turbulent Mixing.
Abstract
The combustion facility (H2-F2) is now nearing completion. As of this writing, a high speed mixing layer has been realized in the test section, using high pressure air. This certifies the flow facility down to and including the test section. Preliminary results on the effect of high heat release in a turbulent mixing zone were obtained in the NO-O3 experiment. These results are consistent with predictions based on previously measured p.d.f,'s in non-reacting mixing layers, but in conspicuous disagreements with a variety of accepted model calculations. These results demonstrate again the important influence of the large scale coherent structures on chemical reactions in turbulent flows. The Laser Induced Fluorescence technique has now been extended to allow direct space and time resolved measurements of the reaction products. The first four channels of the multi-channel laser Doppler velocimetry system are essentially completed. The first experiments using this new development are expected in the course of this summer. Digital image analysis of particle streak photography has also been explored as a direct means of two-dimensional measurements of the velocity field in a plane. Finally, a prototype system using a 100 element acoustic detector array has been completed. Initial measurements with four of these channels using 300 kHz sound have been successfully made. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 25, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA088529
Entities
People
- A. Roshko
- G. L. Brown
- H. W. Liepmann
- P. E. Dimotakis
Organizations
- California Institute of Technology