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Numerical investigation of spark-ignition in a laminar methane-air counterflow

Numerical investigation of spark-ignition in a laminar methane-air counterflow
Numerical investigation of spark-ignition in a laminar methane-air counterflow
Simulations of forced ignition in a non-premixed laminar counterflow are used to study the effect of the strain rate on ignition success. A one dimensional calculation is performed, using detailed methane chemical kinetics, and treating the ignition event as an instantaneous heat release. Ignition success is seen to depend on the mixture composition and spark location, resulting in lean and rich ignitability limits for a given spark that can be different from the nominal flammability limits. Ignition is also prohibited by excessive strain rates, in some cases at levels well below the extinction value. The structure of the evolving ignition region is examined in terms of its temperature, heat release rates and its composition. In the case of successful ignition, the high temperature reached due to the spark energy deposition causes local autoignition. Subsequently, intense burning rapidly consumes the reactants in the remaining region of flammable methane-air mixture. As this intense burning subsides a partially premixed and then a non-premixed diffusion flame are seen to survive.
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Richardson, E.S.
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Mastorakos, E.
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Selçuk, Nevin
Mansour, Mohy S.
Beretta, Federico
Richardson, E.S.
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Mastorakos, E.
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Selçuk, Nevin
Mansour, Mohy S.
Beretta, Federico

Richardson, E.S. and Mastorakos, E. (2005) Numerical investigation of spark-ignition in a laminar methane-air counterflow. Selçuk, Nevin, Mansour, Mohy S. and Beretta, Federico (eds.) In Selected Papers from the Fourth Mediterranean Combustion Symposium. Taylor & Francis..

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Simulations of forced ignition in a non-premixed laminar counterflow are used to study the effect of the strain rate on ignition success. A one dimensional calculation is performed, using detailed methane chemical kinetics, and treating the ignition event as an instantaneous heat release. Ignition success is seen to depend on the mixture composition and spark location, resulting in lean and rich ignitability limits for a given spark that can be different from the nominal flammability limits. Ignition is also prohibited by excessive strain rates, in some cases at levels well below the extinction value. The structure of the evolving ignition region is examined in terms of its temperature, heat release rates and its composition. In the case of successful ignition, the high temperature reached due to the spark energy deposition causes local autoignition. Subsequently, intense burning rapidly consumes the reactants in the remaining region of flammable methane-air mixture. As this intense burning subsides a partially premixed and then a non-premixed diffusion flame are seen to survive.

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Published date: October 2005
Venue - Dates: MCS04: Fourth Mediterranean Combustion Symposium, Lisbon, Portugal, 2005-10-06 - 2005-10-10
Organisations: Engineering Science Unit

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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/203159
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ORCID for E.S. Richardson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7631-0377

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Author: E.S. Richardson ORCID iD
Author: E. Mastorakos
Editor: Nevin Selçuk
Editor: Mohy S. Mansour
Editor: Federico Beretta

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