Vortex Simulation of Turbulent Combustion
Abstract
This activity focused on the effect of density variation due to temperature/molecular weight difference and/or heat release in a reacting shear layer in two and three dimensional configurations. In the spatially growing 2D layer, results confirm mixing asymmetry due to density difference between the two streams. A light fast stream has a destabilization effect on the early stages of development; it promotes early roll-up; induces stronger winding inside the eddies, and initiates the pairing at earlier stages. However, the overall spatial growth rate of the layer increases as the density ratio becomes higher; bigger eddies are formed and pairing is completed faster. In 3D simulations, density difference continues to impart a convection velocity on the structures in the direction of heavy stream. That influences the evolution of the streamwise mixing modes and spanwise preferential entrainment is observed. 3D reacting shear layer simulations confirmed earlier 2D observations that although the reaction zone structure depends on the Damkohler number, product distribution is independent of the kinetic parameters and exhibit strong resemblance to the vorticity field. (JHD)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA229079
Entities
People
- Ahmed F. Ghoniem
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology