Carbon Monoxide and Turbulence-Chemistry Interactions Measurements and Modeling of Turbulent Jet Diffusion Flames.

Abstract

Development of a fundamental understanding of turbulence-chemistry interactions remains one of the most important and challenging problems in turbulent reacting flows. This program couples laser based measurements and computer modeling of well-characterized laboratory-scale jet diffusion flames to study the effects of finite-rate chemistry and localized extinction in turbulent combustion. The long-range goal is to use this fundamental understanding for control of lean and high-altitude blow out in gas-turbine engines. The results of the first year of this program include: 1) improving the data base for CO/H2/N2 turbulent jet diffusion flames by analyzing direct measurements of CO2 concentrations from Strokes vibrational Raman intensities and by comparing two independent methods of determining temperatures from the Raman data; 2) testing of the stretched laminar flamelet concept in turbulent diffusion flames by comparison of instantaneous and conditionally averaged Raman measurements in turbulent H2 and CO/H2/N2 jet diffusion flame calculations and measurements; and 3) testing of a diffusion flame pilot for stabilization of turbulent jet flames at high Reynolds number.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1986
Accession Number
ADA174951

Entities

People

  • S. M. Correa

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Classification
  • Combustion
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Databases
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Free Radicals
  • Jet Flames
  • Laser Induced Fluorescence
  • Measurement
  • Raman Scattering
  • Reynolds Number
  • Turbines
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Diffusion

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy