Research data related to the publication "The role of suction, initial shear layer thickness, and co-flow temperature on hydrogen flame lift-off in counter-current nozzles".
This study employs Large Eddy Simulations (LES) to investigate nitrogen-diluted hydrogen flames in a counter-current configuration in which a fuel jet is surrounded by a co-axial nozzle sucking fluid. Outside the nozzle, a stream of oxidizer (air) is supplied. Control parameters include varying suction strength (πΌ=βππ π’π/ππ=0.0β0.25; ππ π’π - suction velocity, ππ - jet velocity), three initial shear layer thicknesses (π·/π=40,48 and 56; π· - nozzle diameter, π - velocity profile momentum thickness), and two different co-flow temperatures (πππ=1010,990 K). Depending on these parameters, the flame stabilizes as attached or lifted. In the latter case, flame lifting is caused by the hydrodynamic mechanism associated with global instability, which emerges under a sufficiently strong suction (πΌβ₯0.15). For πππ=1010 K, the critical velocity ratio for global instability and lifted flame stabilization increases with the thickening of shear layers. For πππ=990 K, the flame appears lifted in all cases where the global instability emerges (πΌβ₯0.15), regardless of the shear layer thickness. During the transition to global instability, large toroidal structures form above the inlet plane, and their coherent motion is evident in the velocity spectra. These toroidal structures, along with spontaneously generated side jets, enhance fuel-oxidizer mixing leaning the mixture within a short distance from the inlet. The accompanying large velocity fluctuations increase the scalar dissipation rate, altering the flame stabilization distance. A fuel-rich premixed flow region precedes the wavy flame base. Downstream, diffusion regimes dominate. Such flame structure results in rapid fuel consumption. These findings offer new avenues for optimizing combustion systems and improving their efficiency.
This work was supported by the National Science Center in Poland (Grant No. 2022/47/D/ST8/01902). The research work was carried out using infrastructure of the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center.
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(2024-07)