Flame acceleration in the early stages of burning in tubes
Journal article, 2007
Acceleration of premixed laminar flames in the early stages of burning in long tubes is considered. The acceleration mechanism was suggested earlier by Clanet and Searby [Combust. Flame 105 (1996) 225]. Acceleration happens due to the initial ignition geometry at the tube axis when a flame develops to a finger-shaped front, with surface area growing exponentially in time. Flame surface area grows quite fast but only for a short time. The analytical theory of flame acceleration is developed, which determines the growth rate, the total acceleration time, and the maximal increase of the flame surface area. Direct numerical simulations of the process are performed for the complete set of combustion equations. The simulations results and the theory are in good agreement with the previous experiments. The numerical simulations also demonstrate flame deceleration, which follows acceleration, and the so-called '' tulip flames.'' (c) 2007 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of The Combustion Institute.
NONSLIP
NUMERICAL-SIMULATION
simulations
direct numerical
DYNAMICS
WEAKLY TURBULENT
flame acceleration
VELOCITY
HYDRODYNAMIC INSTABILITY
CYLINDRICAL-TUBES
premixed flames
CURVED FLAMES
tulip flames
DETONATION
WALLS
Author
V. Bychkov
V. Akkerman
G. Fru
A. Petchenko
Lars-Erik Eriksson
Chalmers, Applied Mechanics
Combustion and Flame
0010-2180 (ISSN) 15562921 (eISSN)
Vol. 150 4 263-276Subject Categories
Mechanical Engineering
DOI
10.1016/j.comvustflame.2007.01.004