管道内甲烷火焰穿越水雾区的传播特性

利用自行设计的火焰传播实验系统研究了甲烷火焰穿越水雾区的传播现象；运用数字摄像、光电测速和温度测量等技术研究了不同水雾条件下的甲烷火焰传播速度、火焰阵面轨迹及火焰结构特性。结果发现：水雾与甲烷火焰作用后，火焰颜色明显变红。水雾量较小时，甲烷火焰会被加速；水雾量增大到一定值后，甲烷火焰会在水雾区某一位置滞留一段时间，随后火焰再加速传播或熄灭(对应更高的水雾量)。分析认为这种现象的出现与水雾在甲烷火焰区的吸热、蒸发膨胀和化学阻化等物理化学综合效应有关。     

Investigation of impinging diffusion flames with inert gas

Experimental investigations on impinging diffusion flames mixing with inert gas were conducted. The combustion results and temperature measurements show that the non-reactive gas might dilute the local fuel concentration in the diffusion process. The shape of the column flame was symmetrical due to the flame stretch force. The results showed that a conical flame was changed by the addition of inert gas to the pure methane fuel. The weakening of the stretch boundary enhanced the mixing rate between the fuel and oxidizer, which would improve the fluctuation phenomenon. The impinging flame became shorter and bluer so the combustor size can be reduced. Nitrogen gas has the advantage that we can visualize the impinging mechanism with different gases in the impinging flame. The color in the mixing plane becomes blue and transparent. The penetration length is about 8 mm near the impinging point for Re=145.     

层流预混火焰传播速度与火焰稳定传播界限的测定

采用本生灯法和直管法测定了液化石油气（LPG）、甲烷与氢燃料质子交换膜燃料电池（PEMFC）阳极尾气与空气的三种不同浓度混合气的层流火焰传播速度。此外,对三种不同浓度可燃混合气火焰的稳定传播界限也进行了测定。实验结果为多燃料燃烧器的开发提供了设计依据。     

Numerical Study on the Morphology of a Re-Ignited Laminar Partially Premixed Flame with a Co-Axial Pilot Flame

Re-ignited partially premixed flame(PPF)is a quite extensive flame type in real applications,which is directly relevant to the local and global extinction and re-ignition phenomenon.The authors designed a model burner to establish laminar re-ignited PPFs.Numerical simulations were carried out to reveal the morphology of laminar re-ignited PPF.Based on the distributions of temperature,heat release and radicals,the morphologies of re-ignited flames were explored.W-shaped flames were formed under pilot-lean conditions.Line-shaped and y-shaped flames were formed under pilot-rich conditions.Both w-shaped and y-shaped flames had a triple-flame structure.The re-ignited flames can stand beyond the rich flammability limit.Additionally,OH distributions indicated both pilot flame and re-ignited flame well as it rapidly increased near the flame front.OH concentration did not increase visibly while CH2O concentration mildly increased during the mild re-ignition process in the pre-zone of the re-ignited PPF.According to the results of 0-D simulations using closed homogeneous reactor,both OH and CH2O reduced ignition time significantly.The results of this work are helpful for understanding re-ignited PPF more closely.     

同轴离心式喷注器火焰特性实验研究

为了研究高压补燃循环液氧,煤油发动机燃烧室同轴离心式喷注器的火焰特性,分别用富氧空气和煤油蒸气以及空气和甲烷在大气环境下进行了喷注器的燃烧实验,前者采用红外热像仪测量了火焰温度场,后者采用激光诱导荧光技术测量了火焰中CO2和OH的分子浓度分布.结果表明,该型喷注器的火焰形状和燃烧产物组分随氧化剂和燃料的混合比而变化;火焰稳定在喷注器出口处,剧烈的燃烧发生在火焰中心;平面激光诱导荧光技术用于燃烧过程研究,可以提供燃烧场组分分子浓度的信息.     

Flame structure and global flame response to the equivalence ratios of interacting partially premixed methane and hydrogen flames

The interacting partially premixed methane and hydrogen flames established in a one-dimensional counterflow field were investigated numerically with the OPPDIF code and GRI-v3.0 was used to consider both fuels. The flame structure and response of the maximum flame temperature, heat-release rate, and flame speed to the equivalence ratios (Φ) and global strain rate (a_g) were investigated. The maximum temperature decreased with increasing a_g. The maximum temperature for cases with a stoichiometric hydrogen-side flame was higher than for other cases with the same a_g.The hydrogen-side flame played a key role in determining the maximum temperature. The maximum heat-release rates (MHRRs) for all cases show different trends. The MHRR of the methane-side flame was affected considerably by the interacting flame structure and hydrogen-side flame condition. However, the MHRRs of the hydrogen were independent of methane-side flame condition. For the cases where Φ of the methane-side flame was varied while the hydrogen-side flame was kept stoichiometric (Var-S), the MHRR and flame speed of the hydrogen-side flame were independent of the methane-side flame conditions. However, the methane-side flames had a negative flame speed except near-stoichiometric conditions. On the other hand, in the cases where Φ of the hydrogen-side flame was varied while the methane-side flame was kept stoichiometric (S-Var), the hydrogen-side flames had the MHRR and flame speed similar to those of an unstretched partially premixed hydrogen flame.     

Study on stretch extinction limits of CH4/CO2 versus high temperature O2/CO2 counterflow non-premixed flames

Extinction limits of counterflow non-premixed flames with normal and high temperature oxidizers were studied experimentally and numerically for development of new-type oxygen-enriched mild combustion furnace. Extinction stretch rates of CH₄/CO₂ (at 300 K) versus O₂/CO₂ flames at oxygen mole fractions of 0.35 and 0.40 and oxidizer temperatures of 300 K, 500 K, 700 K and 1000 K were obtained. Investigation was also conducted for CH₄/N₂ (at 300 K) versus air (O₂/N₂) flames at the same oxidizer temperatures. An effect of radiative heat loss on stretch extinction limits of oxygen-enriched flames and air flames was investigated by computations with optical thin model (OTM) and adiabatic flame model (ADI). The results show influence of radiative heat loss on stretch extinction limits was not significant in relative high fuel mole fraction regions. The extinction curve of the oxygen-enriched flames with oxygen mole fraction of 0.35 was close to that of the air flames at the oxidizer temperature of 300 K. However, the extinction curve of air flames with high temperature oxidizer was comparable with that of oxygen-enriched flames with oxygen mole fraction of 0.40. Scaling analysis based on asymptotic solution of stretch extinction was applied and it was found that stretch extinction limits can be expressed by two terms. The first term is total enthalpy flux of fuel stream based on thermo-physical parameters. The second term is a kinetic term which reflects an effect of the chemical reaction rate on stretch extinction limits. OH radicals which play important roles in chain propagating and main endothermic reactions were used to represent the kinetic term of both oxygen-enriched and air flames. The global rates of OH formation in these two cases were compared to understand the contribution of kinetic term to stretch extinction limits. Variation of extinction curves of oxygen-enriched flames and air flames was well explained by the present scaling analysis. This offers an effective approach to estimate stretch extinction limits of oxygen-enriched flames based on those of air flames at the same oxidizer temperature.     

水煤浆与其它燃料的火焰特性的比较研究

在开发和设计水煤浆锅炉的基础上 ,对水煤浆的燃烧特性和火焰特性作了深入地探讨 ,并把水煤浆跟常用的煤粉、重油、天然气 3种常用锅炉燃料的燃烧特性进行了比较 ,同时分析了同一锅炉在燃用不同燃料时出现的不同辐射特性的原因。研究结果对水煤浆锅炉的开发与设计提供了可靠的理论依据。     

Upstream flow dynamics of a laminar premixed conical flame submitted to acoustic modulations

This study is concerned with the response of conical flames to acoustic modulations. It deals with the dynamics of the velocity field in the fresh gases feeding the flame. Experiments are carried out to determine the gain and phase shift between the excitation signal and the axial velocity signal. This information, combined with PIV data, is used to identify the propagation mode in the fresh stream. Experiments indicate that three ranges can be defined based on a Strouhal number St involving the burner diameter and the upstream flow velocity. When this number is sufficiently low (St?1), the response consists in a convective wave featuring a phase velocity close to that of the mean flow. As St is augmented (1?St?Stc), where Stc depends on the flame geometry, the phase difference between the velocity oscillation and the imposed signal nearly vanishes in a finite region adjacent to the burner exhaust indicating that the perturbation propagates at the speed of sound. Further away from the burner, velocity perturbations exhibit convective features again. In the third frequency range, corresponding to higher modulation frequencies (St?Stc), velocity perturbations are dominated by acoustics in most of the experimental domain. It is shown that this behavior results from the upstream influence of the flame wrinkling. The region of influence may be deduced by considering the velocity potential associated with the flame motion. When this perturbation potential takes large values, the flow is dominated by the convective wave. This suitably reproduces experimental observations.     

Flame stretch analysis in diffusion flames with inert gas

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中心回燃式燃油锅炉燃烧室实验研究

中心回燃式锅炉自引进以来一直没有一种理想的燃烧室传热计算方法，本文根据中心回燃式锅炉燃烧室内射流火焰与回流烟气之间存在着强烈的掺混，认为燃烧室传热计算中不应忽略对流换热。提出了适合中心回燃式锅炉燃烧室传热的计算方法，并通过实验加以验证。     

Toward an understanding of the stabilization mechanisms of lifted turbulent jet flames: Experiments

This review discusses recent progress in understanding turbulent, lifted hydrocarbon jet flames and the conditions under which they stabilize. The viewpoint is from that of the empiricist, focusing on experimental results and the physically based theories that have emerged from their interpretations, as well as from the theoretically founded notions that have been supported. Pertinent concepts from laminar lifted flame stabilization studies are introduced at the onset. Classification in broad categories of the types of turbulent lifted flame theories is then presented. Experiments are discussed which support the importance of a variety of effects, including partial premixing, edge-flames, local extinction, streamline divergence and large-scale structures. This discussion details which of the categories of theories are supported by particular experiments, comments on the experimental results themselves and their salient contributions. Overall conclusions on the state of the field are drawn and future directions for research are also discussed.     

二甲醚湍流射流推举火焰的燃烧机理研究

对长、宽、高为650 mm×400 mm×12 mm的半闭口狭窄矩形通道（海伦-肖装置）内的甲烷/空气层流预混火焰传播过程进行了实验研究,探究当量比φ在0.6~1.2范围内、火焰传播角度ω在垂直向下-90°至垂直向上90°区间对火焰前锋轮廓发展及非标准层流火焰速度的影响。结果表明：火焰在通道内的传播分为热膨胀、准稳态传播和端壁效应3个阶段,每个阶段具有各自不同的前锋轮廓特征。由于瑞利-泰勒不稳定性机制的作用,所有当量比工况下向上传播的火焰均在准稳态传播阶段中呈现出明显的锋面褶皱与胞状结构;对向下传播的火焰而言,其在贫燃工况（φ为0.6,0.8）下的胞状不稳定性得到了有效抑制,而在当量比φ=1.0及富燃工况（φ=1.2）下,该稳定性效应并不显著。火焰瞬时速度与标准层流速度的比值Ui/UL,在φ=0.6的极贫燃工况与其他当量比工况下展现出明显不同的发展特性,极贫燃工况火焰向上传播时（ω=90°）,Ui/UL随着传播过程的进行一直增大,直到火焰触碰壁面末端熄灭,整个过程Ui/UL与火焰传播方向呈正相关关系;而对于其他当量比工况,Ui/UL在传播过程中均先升高后下降,火焰触碰壁面末端熄灭前其值趋于稳定,其平均速度与标准层流速度的比值Ua/UL在水平传播（ω=0°）时达到最大值。     

障碍物结构对管道中预混火焰加速的影响

在一端封闭、一端开口的火焰传播管中均匀布置障碍物，研究了障碍物结构对管道中预混火焰传播的影响。结果表明，由于障碍物的扰动，火焰不断加速，在阻塞比相同的条件下，最终的火焰稳态速度与障碍物的形状和间距基本无关，其中障碍物间距仅仅影响火焰的加速速率，在障碍物间距约等于火焰传播管内径（W/D≈1.0）时，平均火焰速度达到最大值，火焰到达稳态传播的距离最短。同时，本文用一维简化模型模拟了火焰在障碍物管道中的加速过程，计算结果与实验测试结果在定性上比较吻合，说明在管内火焰速度较低的情况下，用一维可压缩流动近似处理能初步揭示管内火焰的加速机制。     

The response of a propane-air counter-flow diffusion flame subjected to a transient flow field

OH planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) and particle image velocimetry have been used to study the frequency response of laminar C₃H₈-air counterflow diffusion flames to assess the adequacy of the steady-flamelet models. Particle image velocimetry was used to determine the flame strain rate, while OH PLIF was used both to measure temperature at the flame front, using the two-line PLIF technique, and the reaction-zone width. Both measurements demonstrate that the frequency response of flames subjected to a time-varying flow field is diffusion-limited. At the 30-Hz and 50-Hz forcing frequencies, the maximum reaction-zone temperature and width were found to respond quasi-steadily. However, at higher forcing frequencies-i.e., 100 and 200 Hz-transient behavior is evident from the phase relationship between the imposed sinusoidal strain rate and the resulting peak temperature and reaction-zone width. The measured values of the OH-field widths were well fit by an offset sine function. In all cases when the oscillation amplitude is normalized by the cycle mean strain rate and plotted against the non-dimensional flow field frequency, the results collapse onto a single line having a steep negative slope.     

低重力下典型固体燃料的火焰特征及燃烧速率

利用实验时间为2.2,s,低重力水平为10-2,g0简易实验系统,对易升华典型固体燃料试样从常重力到低重力环境过渡的瞬态燃烧过程进行了实验研究,考察了火焰形态、火焰亮度和温度以及燃料试样燃烧速率受重力水平影响的变化趋势.结果表明,随着重力水平的变化,火焰从常重力环境中的湍流扩散火焰,过渡为低重力环境中的层流火焰,火焰高度、亮度和温度以及燃烧速率都随重力水平的下降而降低.由于进入低重力状态后,常重力燃烧诱导的空气流动并没有完全消失,观察到了逆风侧火焰温度、火焰平均亮度,以及燃烧速率因气流作用而回升的现象,这种现象会使低重力环境中的火灾复杂性和危害性增强.     

微尺度甲烷扩散火焰特性的数值解析

以均匀空气流中圆管形成的甲烷扩散火焰为对象，用数值解析的方法研究了微尺度扩散火焰的火焰结构和燃烧特性．燃烧反应采用甲烷／空气一步总括反应，喷管壁面绝热．在Re一定的情况下，改变喷口尺寸和喷口流速，考察了微扩散火焰的结构和火焰熄灭的尺度效应．计算结果表明，Re=12条件下，喷口直径为0．07mm时达到熄灭极限；稳定燃烧区的最小总放热率约为0．5W；微尺度条件下，Da对火焰结构和火焰熄灭有显著影响，熄火附近的Da的数量级在0．01．     

Effect of the initial pressures on evolution of intrinsically unstable hydrogen/air premixed flame fronts

Laminar premixed flame front may be wrinkled due to the hydrodynamic and diffusive-thermal instabilities. This may lead to the occurrence of the cellular structure and the self-acceleration. The lean unstable hydrogen/air premixed flame at various initial pressures are studied to clarify the effect of the initial pressure on the evolution of the unstable laminar flame. Linear and nonlinear development stages of the unstable flame are simulated and investigated separately. In the linear stage, the initial sinusoidal wave disturbance on the flame front will still keep its initial configuration. The growth rate increases firstly and then decreases with the increase of the wavenumbers. The effect of the self-acceleration on the unstable flame front will be stronger in the linear stage at the higher initial pressure, since there are larger thermal expansion and constant Lewis number for hydrogen/air premixed flame at higher pressure. There are little discrepancies for the calculated growth rates with those predicted by the revised dispersion relation. The nonlinear stage of the unstable flame propagation could be divided into two stages, the transitional and the stable nonlinear stages. In the transitional stage, the flame front cells splits, merges and moves all the time and the initial wavenumber has a great influence on the cell evolution process. With the evolution of the cell on the flame front, the cellular structure on the flame front will not change greatly with the initial wavenumbers in the stable nonlinear stage. The effect of self-acceleration due to the wrinkling of the flame front at this stage is weakened with the increase of the initial pressure. At the higher pressure, more wrinkled structures with smaller mean curvature are distributed on the flame front. At last, results show that the flame front will propagate faster for the larger computation domain. Based on the fractal theory, the fractal dimension of lean hydrogen/air premixed flame with the equivalence ratio of 0.6 at 0.5 MPa in the 2D domain is obtained and around 1.26.     

Experimental study and three-dimensional simulation of premixed hydrogen/air flame propagation in a closed duct

An experimental and numerical study of premixed hydrogen/air flame propagation in a closed duct is presented. High-speed schlieren photography is used in the experiment to record the changes in flame shape and location. The pressure transient during the combustion is measured using a pressure transducer. A dynamic thickened flame model is applied to model the premixed combustion in the numerical simulation. The four stages of the flame dynamics observed in the experiment are well reproduced in the numerical simulation. The oscillations of the flame speed and pressure growth, induced by the pressure wave, indicate that the pressure wave plays an important role in the combustion dynamics. The predicted pressure dynamics in the numerical simulation is also in good agreement with that in the experiment. The close correspondence between the numerical simulation and experiment demonstrate that the TF approach is quite reliable for the study of premixed hydrogen/air flame propagation in the closed duct. It is shown that the flame wrinkling is important for the flame dynamics at the later stages.     

Characteristics of liquid ethanol diffusion flames from mini tube nozzles

A series of experiments was conducted to explore the combustion characteristics of a diffusion flames from mini tubes fueled by liquid ethanol with visual observations of the flame shape, the dynamic liquid-vapor interface during phase change inside the capillary tubes and the tube outer surface temperature using CCD and IR cameras. As the fuel supply rate increased, the interface location rose to the tube exit and the temperature gradient on the outer tube surface increased, consequently the evaporating became much stronger and the interface tended to be unstable. The combustion characteristics are closely related to the rapid phase change and violent evaporation and interfacial dynamics, with the violent evaporation, actually explosive boiling, inducing an explosive flame. The intensity of the explosive flame became stronger as the flowrate increased with the maximum flame height, interface location movement, and sound intensity all significantly increasing. The periodicity of the explosive flame was directly proportional to the interface moving distance and inversely proportional to the fuel flow rate.