Effects of Gas Temperature Fluctuation on the Soot Formation Reactions

doi:10.1016/S1004-9541(13)60437-1

Abstract

Abstract: The effects of gas temperature fluctuations on soot formation and oxidation reactions are investigated numerically in a reacting flow. The instantaneous variations of soot mass fraction with time are obtained under the time-averaged gas temperature of 1500-1700 K. The simulation results show that the gas temperature fluctuation has obvious influence on the instantaneous processes of soot formation and oxidation. Within the present range of gas temperature, the gas temperature fluctuation results in generally lower soot mass fraction comparing to that without gas temperature fluctuation. The increase in the fluctuation amplitude of gas temperature leads to decrease in time-averaged soot mass fraction and increase in time-averaged soot particle number density.

Key words: gas temperature fluctuation, soot formation, reacting flow, numerical simulation

摘要： The effects of gas temperature fluctuations on soot formation and oxidation reactions are investigated numerically in a reacting flow. The instantaneous variations of soot mass fraction with time are obtained under the time-averaged gas temperature of 1500-1700 K. The simulation results show that the gas temperature fluctuation has obvious influence on the instantaneous processes of soot formation and oxidation. Within the present range of gas temperature, the gas temperature fluctuation results in generally lower soot mass fraction comparing to that without gas temperature fluctuation. The increase in the fluctuation amplitude of gas temperature leads to decrease in time-averaged soot mass fraction and increase in time-averaged soot particle number density.

关键词: gas temperature fluctuation, soot formation, reacting flow, numerical simulation

CHEN Ying, ZHANG Jian. Effects of Gas Temperature Fluctuation on the Soot Formation Reactions[J]. Chin.J.Chem.Eng., 2013, 21(1): 25-30.

陈莹, 张健 . Effects of Gas Temperature Fluctuation on the Soot Formation Reactions[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2013, 21(1): 25-30.

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