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Original Articles

Autoignition of a Turbulent Premixed Gas

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Pages 1-13 | Received 27 May 1991, Accepted 16 Dec 1991, Published online: 06 Apr 2007
 

Abstract

Autoignition in a two-dimensional turbulent premixed gas al temperatures ranging from 1100 K to 1400 K was numerically simulated. Assuming one-step irreversible reaction, the physical parameters were arranged to simulate a 30% (2H2 + 02) + 70% N2 gas mixture. The temperature initially fluctuated about 1% resulting from a given isotropic compressible turbulent flow with an intensily of 25m/s. The temperature fluctuation affected the ignition delay time and the spacial heterogeneity of ignition. At low temperatures, the ignition occurred spottily and a propagating pressure wave appeared from the hot spot. The pressure wave completed the ignition process and strong pressure fluctuations remained. At high temperatures, almost homogeneous ignition occurred. The ignition delay time was decreased by the temperaiure fluctuations and showed a good agreement with the theoretical results of Arrhenius' law in homogeneous turbulent media. Large activation energy also contributed to heterogeneous autoignition.

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