Numerical Prediction for the Size and Shape of a Flare in a Cross-Wind
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A COMPUTATIONAL FLUID-DYNAMICS MODEL IS USED TO SIMULATE THE TURBULENT COMBUSTION IN A FLARE EX POSED TO A CROSS-WIND. OUR RE SEARCH IS MOSTLY FOCUSED ON THE CROSS FLOW VELOCITY INFLUENCE TO FLAME AERODYNAMICS. THE FLOW SIMULATION IS PER FORMED AS THREE DIMENSIONAL ALONG A CARTESIAN COORDINATES SYSTEM. IN ORDER TO SIMULATE THE COMBUSTION PROCESS, A FAST-CHEMISTRY MODEL WITH A 1-STEP GLOBAL IRREVERSIBLE REACTION TO FORM CO2 AND H2O IS USED. A RADIATION MODEL IS USED TO IDENTIFY THE MEAN FLAME TRAJECTORY. THE SIMULATED CONFIGURATION CONSISTS IN A PROPANE DISCHARGE INTO AN AIR STREAM, GET TING OXYGEN SUPPLY FROM THE CROSS-WIND. THE VELOCITY OF THIS CROSS-FLOW IS IN CREASED FROM 0.8 M/S TO 12 M/S. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF OUR PREDICTED VALUES WITH RESPECT TO AVAILABLE EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS SHOWS GOOD AGREEMENT IN TERMS OF FLAME LENGTH AS WELL AS INCLINATION ANGLES.
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SALINAS VÁZQUEZ, M., VICENTE RODRÍGUEZ, W., BARRERA AVENDAÑO, E. R., & BARRIOS BONILLA, J. E. (2009). Numerical Prediction for the Size and Shape of a Flare in a Cross-Wind. Ingeniería Investigación Y Tecnología, 10(003). Retrieved from https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/ingenieria/article/view/13521