Analysis and Experimental Verification of a Combusting Propane Torch Model.

Abstract

A model for turbulent mixing with air of a two-phase propane combusting jet and subsequent impingement on a downstream target plate is used to predict the results obtained from the BRL/DOT Torch Simulation Facility. Experimental data is in excellent agreement with predicted characteristics such as velocity and heat flux. Combustion occurs with fuel lean mixtures where the ratio of air to propane mass varies from stoichiometric to 21 percent above stoichiometric.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA118384

Entities

People

  • James L. Rand
  • John F. Polk

Organizations

  • Southwest Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barometric Pressure
  • Boundary Layer
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Reynolds Number
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thermodynamic Properties
  • Turbulent Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.