Title: Bidimensional simulation of premixed turbulent flame characteristics in an adiabatic vessel using Monte Carlo method

Authors: Marzouk Lajili, Naziha Abdallah, R. Said

Addresses: Universite de Monastir, Institut Preparatoire aux Etudes d'Ingenieur, Avenue Ibn Eljazzar, Monastir 5000, Tunisie. ' Universite de Monastir, Institut Preparatoire aux Etudes d'Ingenieur, Avenue Ibn Eljazzar, Monastir 5000, Tunisie. ' Universite de Monastir, Institut Preparatoire aux Etudes d'Ingenieur, Avenue Ibn Eljazzar, Monastir 5000, Tunisie

Abstract: The main objective of this work is to simulate premixed turbulent flame in an adiabatic closed vessel using Monte Carlo scalar PDF transport method in two-dimensional geometry. We try principally to define turbulent flame characteristics during flame front propagation as: flame mean radius, flame turbulent radius, flame-wrinkling rate, flame-brush thickness and turbulent flame velocity. It is worth noting that the flame Kernel in the two-dimensional configuration grows having a wrinkled circular shape. Furthermore, the flame mean radius and the flame turbulent radius enhance more rapidly when increasing turbulence intensity or equivalence ratio.

Keywords: turbulent combustion; premixed flame; flame radius; turbulent flame velocity; flame-brush thickness; adiabatic vessels; Monte Carlo scalar PDF transport; numerical simulation.

DOI: 10.1504/PCFD.2008.019961

Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics, An International Journal, 2008 Vol.8 No.6, pp.331 - 341

Published online: 18 Aug 2008 *

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