合成气燃烧反应机理的验证和分析

本文针对典型合成气燃烧的详细化学动力学机理进行了系统的验证和分析。通过不同反应机理对点火延迟时间和层流火焰速度的预测,研究和分析了不同反应机理的区别和模拟结果的可靠性。采用强制敏感度分析方法揭示了影响合成气点火延迟时间和层流火焰速度的重要反应,并对相关反应的动力学进行了分析讨论,为进一步构建统一可靠的燃烧反应机理奠定了基础。     

天然气塔式同轴分级燃烧室掺氢燃烧特性 数值模拟研究

为了解天然气掺氢对贫预混燃气轮机性能的影响,采用Chemkm-pro研究了燃料的化学反应动力学 特性,对比了不同当量比、掺氢比下的绝热火焰温度、层流火焰传播速度及点火延迟时间,结果表明掺氢能缩 短燃料点火延迟时间,增加绝热火焰温度及提高火焰传播速度。进一步以天然气塔式同轴分级燃烧室为研 究对象,研究了掺氢比对燃烧室燃烧场分布及燃烧效率、总压损失系数、温度分布不均匀度、一氧化碳及氮氧 化物排放量等性能参数的影响。结果表明,随着掺氢比的增加,燃烧效率上升,总压损失系数增加,温度分布 不均匀度下降,一氧化碳排放量下降,氮氧化物排放量增加。掺氢比在35%时燃烧室发生回火。在30% ~ 35%掺氢比范围内,燃烧室性能参数变化较大。其中,总压损失系数增幅为24. 74%,温度分布不均匀度降幅 为31.11%,氮氧化物排放量增幅为416.12%。     

半封闭狭窄通道内甲烷/空气预混火焰传播不稳定性实验研究

针对贫油预混预蒸发燃烧室主燃级中横喷液雾现象进行研究,综合考虑RP-3航空煤油横喷液雾的雾化、蒸发和自燃过程构建自燃预测模型,基于CH基团随时间的变化规律对自燃延迟时间进行预测。结合试验测试结果对模型进行校验,并进一步分析温度、压力、流速、射流动量比等变量对自燃延迟时间的影响规律。结果表明：对于直射式喷嘴形成的横喷液雾,其下游的油气分布主要受射流动量比和流动速度的影响,射流动量比决定了液雾的总体油气比,流动速度则主要影响液滴的粒径及其蒸发时间;随着压力、射流动量比及气流速度的增加,自燃延迟时间均会缩短,相比于预混燃料液雾的自燃延迟时间受负温度效应的影响较弱。     

天然气在渐变型多孔介质中的预混燃烧启动特性

针对天然气在渐变型多孔介质燃烧器中的点火启动过程进行了试验研究,通过监测燃烧器壁面或气体温度在点火后的变化,得到了影响启动时间的因素及特性,对特定的燃烧器而言,启动时间与预混气体当量比、流速以及点火位置有关,在冷态下点火,随着当量比接近理论当量比,启动时间减小;混合气体流速增大,启动时间增大;点火位置从燃烧器外移到燃烧器人口时,启动时间可大大缩小,采用小流速、近理论当量比条件下点火,对多孔介质层预热,有利于火焰迅速向上游移动,然后再调整到需求当量比或流速,可以大大减小燃烧器启动时间,采用孔径变化率高的渐变型多孔介质结构,也可以达到缩短启动时间的目的。     

微小空腔内气体的预混燃烧

采用Longwell良搅拌反应器模型和详细化学反应机理对微尺度空腔内气体预混燃烧过程进行了零维数值模拟,从微腔体内稳定燃烧的临界半径、点火极限以及稳定流率范围着手,分析了不同预混气成分、不同当量比和不同环境对流换热系数等外部条件对微尺度燃烧点火与熄火特性的影响.稳定燃烧时,大腔体可对应较大的上极限流率,低预混气流率可对应较小的下临界半径;腔体越小(或流率越大),系统启动所需的温度和压力越高.     

微型内燃机工况下C1–C4烷烃着火延迟数值模拟

燃料着火延迟时间对采用蓄热自着火方式的微型内燃机非常重要。利用Chemkin-Pro软件,分别对甲烷、乙烷、丙烷和正丁烷空气混合气在微型内燃机运行工况下进行着火延迟时间模拟计算,探究初始温度（500 K ~ 1 000 K）、压力（1~ 10atm）和当量比（0.6 ~ 1.2）对着火延迟时间的影响。同时分析了微型内燃机扫气不尽的尾气残留组分（N2、CO2和H2O）对正丁烷着火延迟时间的影响。结果表明：在四种燃料中,正丁烷的低温着火延迟特性最佳,是一种适合于采用蓄热自着火方式的微型内燃机燃料;初始温度、压力的提高和当量比的增大有利于燃料着火延迟时间的缩短;尾气残留使得燃料着火延迟时间变长,着火延迟特性变差,尾气各组分的热效应和基元反应对燃料着火延迟有着不同的影响机制。     

湍流预混燃烧火焰结构的分形维数特征研究

发动机湍流预混燃烧的火焰结构具有自相似性,将分形技术这一新的非线性方法技术引入对湍流预混火焰结构的研究中,基于自行设计的以光学发动机和高速摄像机为核心的试验系统,得到了湍流预混燃烧的火焰结构图像.利用修正数盒法的分形图像处理方法,得到了描述湍流预混燃烧火焰的分形维数特征.在此基础上,对于发动机转速、空燃比、点火提前角和燃料性质等参数对火焰分形维数的影响规律进行了探索性的研究.研究结果表明,湍流预混燃烧火焰的分形维数在燃烧期内先随曲轴转角增加而增加,在达到最大值后,随曲轴转角增加而减小,证明在燃烧中期,火焰锋面具有最大的扭曲度;发动机转速的增加、点火角的提前、混合气的加浓均会使燃烧火焰的分形维数均有不同程度的增加.因此表明上述因素会使燃烧进行得更为剧烈,火焰结构的扭曲程度加强,火焰传播速度加剧.     

连通容器H_2-空气预混气体爆炸的影响因素

针对连通容器中H_2-空气预混气体爆炸建立了点火位置、初始压力和尺寸等影响因素的实验研究.结果表明,点火位置的改变对大球的影响较小,但对小球的影响非常明显.在大球和小球中,最大爆炸压力随着初始压力的增加而增加.大球点火时,小球中最大爆炸压力随管长增加的程度要比大球中大得多.小球点火时,大球中最大爆炸压力随管长的增加而增大,而小球中则先增加后减小.     

浓度分层下正庚烷自点火过程的直接数值模拟

针对实际内燃机内存在浓度分层的情况,采用直接数值模拟,研究了浓度分层对正庚烷在空气中的自点火过程的影响.结果表明:在压力2.4 MPa,初始温度860 K(位于负温度系数区域)下,随着浓度分层的增加,整体着火时间提前,但是第1阶段点火延迟时间几乎没有变化.第2阶段着火位置的混合物分数随着浓度分层的增加而变大,说明两阶段着火不存在统一的最易着火的混合分数.通过budget分析,揭示低温反应和高温反应阶段存在不同的火焰传播模式.     

汽油机利用非平衡等离子体强化燃烧的数值模拟

将低温等离子体作为点火技术应用于汽油机,需要克服高压环境放电不均匀的限制。高压纳秒脉冲放电可在汽油机内形成大面流注通道,扩大点火空间。该文研究了高压纳秒脉冲放电等离子体辅助汽油机点火的过程。利用放电动力学模型计算了内燃机环境下燃气混合物的放电过程,得到放电产生的组分及活性自由基的信息。并借助多区模型计算了放电产生的活性自由基对汽油燃烧的影响。结果表明:放电形成的自由基O、H能明显促进汽油的燃烧,缩短点火延迟时间,对提高稀燃极限有很大潜力。     

燃气轮机燃烧室液雾自燃延迟时间预测方法

为减少一体化加力燃烧室内支板火焰稳定器高度与进口试验参数较高所导致的昂贵基础试验成本,采用经试验数据验证的数值计算方法,对不同高度的一体化模型加力燃烧室燃烧性能进行数值模拟,分析模型加力燃烧室高度变化和侧壁边界层效应对一体化加力燃烧室回流区、总压恢复系数以及燃烧效率的影响。在保持空间油雾场分布均匀与阻塞比一致的前提下,简化扇形加力燃烧室模型为矩形加力燃烧室模型,其中模型加力燃烧室高度H分别为200,150和100 mm,总长L=1 480 mm,宽B=125 mm。结果表明：模型加力燃烧室高度的降低对燃烧性能影响较小,其中回流率最大降幅为0.16%,总压恢复系数最大降幅为0.15%,燃烧效率的最大降幅为1.9%;模型加力燃烧室侧壁面边界的引入对燃烧性能影响较小,回流率、总压恢复系数最大降幅均小于1%,燃烧效率的最大降幅仅为0.7%;可以采用单支板火焰稳定装置降低高度的方法简化试验件设计。     

Physicochemical effects of varying fuel composition on knock characteristics of natural gas mixtures

The physicochemical origins of how changes in fuel composition affect autoignition of the end gas, leading to engine knock, are analyzed for a natural gas engine. Experiments in a lean-burn, high-speed medium-BMEP gas engine are performed using a reference natural gas with systematically varied fractions of admixed ethane, propane and hydrogen. Thermodynamic analysis of the measured non-knocking pressure histories shows that, in addition to the expected changes arising from changes in the heat capacity of the mixture, changes in the combustion duration relative to the compression cycle (the combustion “phasing”) caused by variations in burning velocity dominate the effects of fuel composition on the temperature (and pressure) of the end gas. Thus, despite the increase in the heat capacity of the fuel–air mixture with addition of ethane and propane, the change in combustion phasing is actually seen to increase the maximum end-gas temperature slightly for these fuel components. By the same token, the substantial change in combustion duration upon hydrogen addition strongly increases the end-gas temperature, beyond that caused by the decrease in mixture heat capacity. The impact of these variations in in-cylinder conditions on the knock tendency of the fuel have been assessed using autoignition delay times computed using SENKIN and a detailed chemical mechanism for the end gas under the conditions extant in the engine. The results show that the ignition-promoting effect of hydrogen is mainly the result of the increase in end-gas temperature and pressure, while addition of ethane and propane promotes ignition primarily by changing the chemical autoignition behavior of the fuel itself. Comparison of the computed end-gas autoignition delay time, based on the complete measured pressure history of each gas, with the measured Knock-Limited Spark Timing shows that the computed delay time accurately reflects the measured knock tendency of the fuels.     

Hydrogen production using plasma gasification with steam injection

Plasma gasification is a promising gasification technology intended at providing sustainable disposal for various wastes. In this work, a process model was developed to simulate the biomass plasma gasification using Aspen Plus simulator. Effects of critical parameters, including gasification temperature, Equivalence Ratio (ER) and Steam-to-Biomass Ratio (SBR) on the composition of fuel gas were discussed. The model is validated against experimental data and found to be in good agreement. The results indicate that low temperatures are more favourable for the production of hydrogen, while high ER has a negative effect on the hydrogen production. The simulation results also demonstrate that steam injection is a key factor to produce more hydrogen rich gas in the SBR range studied, but had a major effect on CO₂ formation. The temperature and the SBR show opposite behavior on the syngas LHV, which is attributed to the CO content in the syngas that increases with temperature and decreases with SBR. Results of plasma gasification show similar syngas LHV trends for the three biomasses cases being the higher syngas LHV obtained for vines pruning. These data are crucial to describe scenarios concerning the potential use of biomass as energy source.     

Hydrogen autoignition in a turbulent jet with preheated co-flow air

The autoignition of hydrogen in a turbulent jet with preheated air is studied computationally using the stand-alone one-dimensional turbulence (ODT) model. The simulations are based on varying the jet Reynolds number and the mixture pressure. Also, computations are carried out for homogeneous autoignition at different mixture fractions and the same two pressure conditions considered for the jet simulations. The simulations show that autoignition is delayed in the jet configuration relative to the earliest autoignition events in homogeneous mixtures. This delay is primarily due to the presence of scalar dissipation associated with the scalar mixing layer in the jet configuration as well as with the presence of turbulent stirring. Turbulence plays additional roles in the subsequent stages of the autoignition process. Pressure effects also are present during the autoignition process and the subsequent high-temperature combustion stages. These effects may be attributed primarily to the sensitivity of the autoignition delay time to the mixture conditions and the role of pressure and air preheating on molecular transport properties. The overall trends are such that turbulence increases autoignition delay times and accordingly the ignition length and pressure further contribute to this delay.     

Numerical and experimental investigation of H2-air and H2O2 detonation parameters in a 9 m long tube,introduction of a new detonation model

Experimental and numerical investigation of hydrogen-air and hydrogen-oxygen detonation parameters was performed. A new detonation model was introduced and validated against the experimental data. Experimental set-up consisted of 9 m long tube with 0.17 m in diameter, where pressure was measured with piezoelectric transducers located along the channel. Numerical simulations were performed within OpenFoam code based on progress variable equation where the detonative source term accounts for autoignition effects. Autoignition delay times were computed at a simulation run-time with the use of a multivariate regression model, where independent variables were: pressure, temperature and fuel concentration. The dependent variable was the autoignition delay time. Range of the analyzed gaseous mixture composition varied between 20% and 50% of hydrogen-air and 50%–66% of hydrogen in oxygen. Simulations were performed using LES one-equation eddy viscosity turbulence model in 2D and 3D. Calculations were validated against experimental data.     

One-dimensional turbulence model simulations of autoignition of hydrogen/carbon monoxide fuel mixtures in a turbulent jet

The autoignition of hydrogen/carbon monoxide in a turbulent jet with preheated co-flow air is studied using the one-dimensional turbulence (ODT) model. The simulations are performed at atmospheric pressure based on varying the jet Reynolds number and the oxidizer preheat temperature for two compositions corresponding to varying the ratios of H₂ and CO in the fuel stream. Moreover, simulations for homogeneous autoignition are implemented for similar mixture conditions for comparison with the turbulent jet results. The results identify the key effects of differential diffusion and turbulence on the onset and eventual progress of autoignition in the turbulent jets. The differential diffusion of hydrogen fuels results in a reduction of the ignition delay relative to similar conditions of homogeneous autoignition. Turbulence may play an important role in delaying ignition at high-turbulence conditions, a process countered by the differential diffusion of hydrogen relative to carbon monoxide; however, when ignition is established, turbulence enhances the overall rates of combustion of the non-premixed flame downstream of the ignition point.     

OH*-chemiluminescence during autoignition of hydrogen with air in a pressurised turbulent flow reactor

Autoignition of hydrogen in air was studied in a turbulent flow reactor using OH*-chemiluminescence. High-speed imaging was used to visualise the formation of autoignition kernels in the flow, and to analyse the conditions under which temporary stabilisation of the flame kernels occurred. The experiments were carried out at temperatures of 800–850 K, pressures of 0.8–1.2 MPa and an equivalence ratio of φ = 0.25. Measurements of the autoignition delays yielded values in the range of τ = 210–447 ms. The autoignition delay results indicated that, over the range of conditions studied, ignition delays reduced with decreasing pressure. This observation contradicted homogeneous gas-phase kinetic calculations, which predicted an increase in autoignition delay with decreasing pressure. If the kinetic model was altered to include surface reactions at the reactor walls, the calculations could be qualitatively reconciled with the experimental data, suggesting that wall reactions had a significant influence on autoignition delays.     

Hydrogen combustion under diesel engine conditions

The autoignition and combustion of hydrogen were investigated in a constant-volume combustion vessel under simulated direct-injection (DI) diesel engine conditions. The parameters varied in the investigation included: the injection pressure and temperature, the orifice diameter, and the ambient gas pressure, temperature and composition. The results show that the ignition delay of hydrogen under DI diesel conditions has a strong, Arrhenius dependence on temperature; however, the dependence on the other parameters examined is small. For gas densities typical of top-dead-center (TDC) in diesel engines, ignition delays of less than 1.0 ms were obtained for gas temperatures greater than 1120 K with oxygen concentrations as low as 5% (by volume). These data confirm that compression ignition of hydrogen is possible in a diesel engine at reasonable TDC conditions. In addition, the results show that DI hydrogen combustion rates are insensitive to reduced oxygen concentrations. The insensitivity of ignition delay and combustion rate to reduced oxygen concentration is significant because it offers the potential for a dramatic reduction in the emission of nitric oxides from a compression-ignited DI hydrogen engine through use of exhaust-gas-recirculation.     

Detailed numerical simulations of the autoignition of single n-heptane droplets in air

The autoignition process of single n-heptane droplets in air is simulated for spherical symmetry and at constant pressure. Using a detailed transport model and detailed chemical kinetics, the governing equations of the two phases are solved in a fully coupled way. The ambient gas temperature is varied from 600 to 2000 K. Simulations are performed for isobaric conditions. The initial droplet radius ranges from 10 to 200 μm. The influence of different physical parameters, such as ambient pressure, droplet radius, or initial conditions, on the ignition delay time and the location of the ignition is investigated. The gas temperature turns out to be the parameter dominating the ignition process. The droplet temperature shows a minor influence on the ignition delay time. The influence of the droplet radius on the ignition delay shows a high sensitivity to other ambient conditions, such as ambient temperature and pressure.