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Numerical Application of the Flamelet Model to Supersonic Turbulent Combustion

by Yongkang Zheng¹, Qinxue Jiang^1,*, Hao Tian¹, Youda Ye¹, Jingying Wang²

1 China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center, Mianyang, 621000, China
2 School of Energy and Power Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, China

* Corresponding Author: Qinxue Jiang. Email:

(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Recent Advances in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences)

Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2022, 18(4), 957-971. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2022.019048

Received 31 August 2021; Accepted 15 November 2021; Issue published 06 April 2022

Abstract

In this study, the flow field structure inside a scramjet combustor is numerically simulated using the flamelet/progress variable model. Slope injection is considered, with fuel mixing enhanced by means of a streamwise vortex. The flow field structure and combustion characteristics are analyzed under different conditions. Attention is also paid to the identification of the mechanisms that keep combustion stable and support enhanced mixing. The overall performances of the combustion chamber are discussed.

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