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Evaluation of flamelet-based models for liquid ammonia combustion in a temporally evolving mixing layer (2312.01665v1)

Published 4 Dec 2023 in physics.flu-dyn

Abstract: Liquid ammonia combustion can be enhanced by co-firing with small molecular fuels such as methane, and liquid ammonia will undergo flash evaporation due to its relatively low saturation pressure. These characteristics, involving the presence of multiple fuel streams, a rapid phase change process, and strong heat loss, pose challenges for flamelet modeling of liquid ammonia combustion. To address these issues, this study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of flamelet-based models for liquid ammonia combustion in a turbulent mixing layer. Specifically, the extended flamelet/progress variable (E-FPV), extended flamelet-generated manifolds (E-FGM), and extended hybrid (E-Hybrid) models are developed and assessed. Firstly, a three-dimensional Point-Particle Direct Numerical Simulation (PP-DNS) with detailed chemistry is performed, where the turbulent flow is fully resolved, and the ammonia droplets are described by the Lagrangian method, to investigate the combustion characteristics of a liquid ammonia/methane co-fired flame and to provide state-of-the-art validation data for flamelet modeling. The PP-DNS results reveal distinct stages in the liquid ammonia/methane co-fired flame. The phase change process introduces significant heat loss due to the high latent heat of liquid ammonia. Subsequently, flamelet-based models are developed to account for the complex fuel streams, rapid phase change process, and strong local heat loss. The performance of these models is evaluated through a priori analysis by comparing the predictions with the PP-DNS results. The a priori results show that the E-FGM model outperforms the E-FPV and E-Hybrid models. This superior performance can be attributed to the rapid flash evaporation and sufficient mixing of the superheated ammonia, resulting in the dominance of the premixed combustion mode in liquid ammonia combustion.

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