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Flame dynamics and structure within sub‐millimeter combustors
Author(s) -
Prakash Shaurya,
Armijo Adrian D.,
Masel Richard I.,
Shan Mark A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.11180
Subject(s) - combustor , flame structure , premixed flame , combustion , ignition system , diffusion flame , extinction (optical mineralogy) , flame speed , laminar flame speed , mechanics , chemistry , materials science , analytical chemistry (journal) , mineralogy , thermodynamics , physics , chromatography
Abstract Non‐premixed methane‐oxygen flame dynamics and structures confined within an alumina combustor are described. Non‐stabilized, transient flame dynamics and phenomena leading to the formation of a stable edge‐like flame and distinct cellular structures that take place within combustor channels of dimensions 35 mm long, 5 mm wide, and 0.75 mm high (combustor volume ∼ 130 mm 3 ) are discussed. These confined flames are surveyed by measuring the external wall temperatures, high‐speed and still‐frame visual flame imaging, recordings of emitted acoustics from the combustor, and capturing visible, CH*, and OH* chemiluminescence through a sapphire window. The observed dynamic flame structure is an oscillating edge‐like flame accompanied by ignition‐extinction events that precede the formation of a stable edge‐like flame and flame cells in the reaction channel. The cellular flame structures in all cases exhibit a confined tribrachial structure with a folded or extinguished rich branch while the lean branch survives. © 2007 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2007