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DOI number:10.2514/1.J061156
Journal:AIAA Journal
Abstract:The subtle flow-flame interaction is essential for flame stabilization in propulsion and power systems. In this study, the flamelet/progress variable (FPV) approach combined with large eddy simulation (LES) is employed to simulate the Sydney non-premixed bluff-body flame, HM1E, for which the leading point concept is employed to reveal the complex flow-flame interaction. The Eulerian data as well as the leading point tracked data are analyzed. The Eulerian data shows that compositional structure at axial location x/Db ranging from 0.5 to 1.0 has two branches, unburnt branch and burning branch. To reveal the underlying physics of the compositional structure, the statistics of leading point is analyzed and show that there are Gaussian-like and non-Gaussian probability density function (PDF) distributions upstream and downstream of about x/Db = 0.5. Further analysis of the flow-leading point interaction shows the region of x/Db ranging from 0.25 and 0.5 is where the instability of the outer shear layer occurs. Two different interaction patterns exist upstream and downstream of x/Db = 0.5 corresponding to Gaussian-like and non-Gaussian PDFs, respectively. The core and braid structures developed in the shear layer downstream of x/Db = 0.5 are responsible for the non-Gaussian PDF. In addition, the leading point migration in streamwise direction leads to the exhibition of two-branch compositional structure for Eulerian data.
Indexed by:Journal paper
Volume:60
Issue:5
Page Number:3324-3336
Translation or Not:no
Date of Publication:2021-12-22
Included Journals:SCI
Co-author:Yao Min,Ren Zhuyin
First Author:Wei Jieli
Correspondence Author:Zhang Jian