Pabitra Badhuk

S.R. No. 05-07-00-10-42-16-1-13281

Modeling of counter-flow diffusion flames using finite volume method

Counter-flow geometry consists of two concentric circular nozzles directed

towards each other. I will try to model non-premixed combustion of methane
in this Geometry. The geometry gives rise to a stagnation plane between two
nozzles and a flat flame exists on one side of the stagnation plane depending
on the flow velocities. This configuration is of specific interest in academic
purpose because the flat nature of the flame allows for detailed study of
flame chemistry and structure. The geometry of the flow is axisymmetric, but
the two dimensional stagnation flow can be reduced to a one dimensional
flow using similarity solution techniques derived by Von Karman 1 . The
governing equations of the system include the continuity equation, y-
momentum equation, the energy equation and the species conservation
equations. In this project I will try to discretize the governing equations using
finite volume technique. The numerical simulation then can be done using
ANSYS Fluent. The Chemical mechanisms involved are already available in
the web and can be imported in Fluent. The results obtained can be verified
using the existing literature.

I have found the following papers on the above topic.

1. MITCHELL D. SMOOKE, Solution of Burner-Stabilized Premixed Laminar

flames by boundary value methods. JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL
PHYSICS 48, 72-105 (1982).
2. W.A.HAHN and J.O.L. WENDT, NOx formation in flat, laminar, opposed
jet methane diffusion flames. Eighteenth symposium (international)
on combustion. The combustion Institute, 1981.
3. M.D. SMOOKE et. al., A comparison between numerical calculations
and experimental measurements of the structure of a counter-flow
diffusion flame burning diluted methane in diluted air . Twenty-first
symposium (international) on combustion/ The combustion institute.
1986/ pp. 1783-1792.