Nongray radiation modelings in eulerian-lagrangian methods for pulverized coal flames

Jian Cai, Xinyu Zhao, Michael F. Modest, Dan C. Haworth

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Abstract

Radiation is an important heat transfer mode in pulverized coal flames. Its modeling is challenged by the treatment of the multiphase mixture and the non-gray effects of participating gases and particles. In this work, the k-distribution methods that can successfully account for gas non-gray effects are applied to a pulverized coal ignition flame, in which the carrier gas is modeled by Eulerian equations while the particles are tracked individually in a Lagrangian framework. Bulk radiative properties from the dispersed particles are assembled to the full-spectrum k-distributions of the carrier gas. The Radiative Transfer Equations are solved by the P1 approximation. Radiative heat losses are fed back to the energy equations of both the carrier gas and the dispersed particles. It is found that radiation causes a 500 K temperature difference. Radiative absorption predicted by the k-distribution methods contributes to a 100 K temperature increase. The absorption is nongray therefore cannot to be captured by gray models.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 1st Thermal and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, TFESC 2015
PublisherBegell House Inc.
Pages75-94
Number of pages20
ISBN (Electronic)9781567004311
StatePublished - 2015
Event1st Thermal and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, TFESC 2015 - New York City, United States
Duration: Aug 9 2015Aug 12 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Thermal and Fluids Engineering Summer Conference
Volume2015-August
ISSN (Electronic)2379-1748

Conference

Conference1st Thermal and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, TFESC 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew York City
Period8/9/158/12/15

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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