Soot and aromatic species in non-premixed and partiallypremixed laminar co-flow flames

Yefu Wang, Suresh Sankaranarayana Iyer, Venkatesh R. Iyer, Milton J. Linevsky, Thomas Litzinger, Robert J. Santoro, Viswanath Katta

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Abstract

A joint AFRL-industry-university research team is studying the effects of alternative fuels on production of air pollutants in gas turbine engines. This paper will report on one portion of the overall research effort, in which PAH and soot are being studied in non-premixed flames and partially premixed laminar co-flow flames. A system for producing co-flow laminar flames with liquid hydrocarbon fuels was developed as part of this work. Results are reported for a fuel consisting of n-dodecane (75vol%) and m-xylene (25vol%) for a nitrogen-diluted non-premixed flame and a phi=6 partially premixed flame. Laser extinction was used to obtain the soot volume fractions and laser-induced fluorescence was used to detect two classes of aromatic species, 1 or 2 rings and 3 or more rings. Results from simulation of the flames performed by Innovative Scientific Solutions, Inc. using the UNICORN code are also presented. The peak soot levels measured in the experiments are almost three times the values obtained in computational results. The peaks of aromatic species in the computational results occur higher in the flames than in the experiments.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationFall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute 2013
PublisherCombustion Institute
Pages336-341
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781629937199
StatePublished - Jan 1 2013
EventFall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute 2013 - Clemson, United States
Duration: Oct 13 2013Oct 16 2013

Publication series

NameFall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute 2013

Other

OtherFall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityClemson
Period10/13/1310/16/13

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering(all)
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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