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Combustion characteristics of O2/CH4 coaxial jet flames in a model combustor through their visualization and the statistical analysis

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  • Kim, Young Hoo
  • Kim, Jae Hyun
  • Kwon, Oh Chae

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To understand the fundamental properties of newly attractive oxygen (O2)/methane (CH4) bipropellants, the combustion characteristics of O2/CH4 coaxial jet flames in a model combustor are experimentally studied for various Reynolds number (Re) and oxygen-to-fuel momentum flux ratio conditions through the flame visualization such as OH* and CH* chemiluminescence and OH planar laser-induced fluorescence. Two different flame behaviors and two extinction limits are observed: stable attached and oscillating near-blowout flames and blowout and blowoff limits. With increasing Re of reactants, the OH layer thickness decreases and the flame wrinkling increases due to the enhanced local strain rate and vorticity. Also, the flame visualization clearly exhibits the effects of a nozzle which is located on the bottom plate of the combustor on the flame structure, e.g., the increased OH layer thickness near the injector lip compared with the fully opened nozzle. A statistical analysis using the normalized root mean square (NRMS) of the OH* and CH* chemiluminescence signal is conducted to investigate the combustion characteristics including the local flame extinction, and a modified OH* NRMS is introduced, which is found to be a useful statistical parameter to represent the occurrence and region of the instability phenomenon.

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  • Kim, Young Hoo & Kim, Jae Hyun & Kwon, Oh Chae, 2023. "Combustion characteristics of O2/CH4 coaxial jet flames in a model combustor through their visualization and the statistical analysis," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 275(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:275:y:2023:i:c:s0360544223009428
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.127548
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    1. Kim, Tae Young & Choi, Sun & Kim, Young Hoo & Ahn, Yeong Jong & Kim, Hee Kyung & Kwon, Oh Chae, 2018. "Combustion characteristics of gaseous inverse O2/H2 coaxial jet flames in a single-element model combustor," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 155(C), pages 262-271.
    2. Choi, Sun & Kim, Tae Young & Kim, Hee Kyung & Koo, Jaye & Kim, Jeong Soo & Kwon, Oh Chae, 2015. "Properties of inverse nonpremixed pure O2/CH4 coflow flames in a model combustor," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 93(P1), pages 1105-1115.
    3. Kim, Tae Young & Kim, Young Hoo & Ahn, Yeong Jong & Choi, Sun & Kwon, Oh Chae, 2019. "Combustion stability of inverse oxygen/hydrogen coaxial jet flames at high pressure," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 180(C), pages 121-132.
    4. Choi, Sun & Kim, Tae Young & Kim, Hee Kyung & Jeung, In-Seuck & Koo, Jaye & Kwon, Oh Chae, 2017. "Combustion stability of gaseous CH4/O2 and H2/O2 coaxial jet flames in a single-element combustor," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 132(C), pages 57-64.
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