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LES-CMC Simulations of Different Auto-ignition Regimes of Hydrogen in a Hot Turbulent Air Co-flow

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Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) results in combination with first-order Conditional Moment Closure (CMC) are presented for a hydrogen jet, diluted with nitrogen, issued into a turbulent co-flowing hot air stream. The fuel mixes with the co-flow air, ignites and forms a lifted-like flame. Global trends in the experimental observations are in general well reproduced: the auto-ignition length decreases with increase in co-flow temperature and increases with increase in co-flow velocity. In the experiments, the co-flow temperature was varied, so that different auto-ignition regimes, including low Damköhler number situations, were obtained (no ignition, random spots, flashback and lifted flame). All regimes are recovered in the simulations. Auto-ignition is found to be the stabilizing mechanism. The impact of different detailed chemistry mechanisms on the auto-ignition predictions is discussed. With increasing air temperature, the differences between the mechanisms considered diminish. The evolution of temperature, H2O, H, HO2 and OH from inert to burning conditions is discussed in mixture fraction space.

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  2. Hopkinson Laboratory, Engineering Department, Cambridge University, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ, UK

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Stanković, I., Mastorakos, E. & Merci, B. LES-CMC Simulations of Different Auto-ignition Regimes of Hydrogen in a Hot Turbulent Air Co-flow. Flow Turbulence Combust 90, 583–604 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-013-9443-2

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