Rich Spray-Flame Propagating through a 2D-Lattice of Alkane Droplets in Air

Colette Nicoli (1) , Bruno Denet (2) , Pierre Haldenwang (1)

1 M2P2 - Laboratoire de Mécanique, Modélisation et Procédés Propres
2 IRPHE - Institut de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors Equilibre

In a recent numerical paper (Nicoli et al. Combust. Sci. Technol. vol. 186, pp. 103-119; 2014) [1], a model of isobaric flame propagation in lean sprays has been proposed. The initial state of the monodisperse mists was schematized by a system of individual alkane droplets initially located at the nodes of a face-centered 2D-lattice, surrounded by a saturated mixture of alkane and air. In the present study, the previous model is complemented with an original chemical scheme that allows us to study the combustion of rich alkane/air mixtures.

Domaines: Milieux fluides et réactifs; Mécanique des fluides [physics.class-ph]

Colette Nicoli, Bruno Denet, Pierre Haldenwang. Rich Spray-Flame Propagating through a 2D-Lattice of Alkane Droplets in Air. Combustion and Flame, 2015, 162 (12), pp.4598-4611. ⟨10.1016/j.combustflame.2015.09.018⟩. ⟨hal-01255816⟩