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Lookup NU author(s): Arun Varma, Dr Umair AhmedORCiD, Professor Nilanjan ChakrabortyORCiD
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© 2022, The Author(s). The effects of buoyancy on turbulent premixed flames are expected to be strong due to the large changes in density between the unburned and fully burned gases. The present work utilises three-dimensional direct numerical simulations of statistically planar turbulent premixed flames under decaying turbulence to study the influence of buoyancy on the evolution of turbulent kinetic energy within the flame brush. Four sets of turbulence parameters have been studied, with four different values of Froude number for each set. It is found that for a given set of turbulence parameters, flame wrinkling increases with an increase in body force magnitude in the case of unstable stratification, which is also reflected in the increased values of turbulent burning velocity and flame surface area. An increase in body force magnitude in the case of stable stratification acts to reduce the extent of flame wrinkling. Turbulent kinetic energy and its dissipation rate are found to be affected by both the magnitude and direction of the body force. For low turbulence intensities considered here, turbulent kinetic energy increases from the leading edge of the flame brush before decaying eventually towards the product side of the flame brush. For high turbulence intensities, the turbulent kinetic energy is found to decay across the flame brush, and it is also found that the effect of body force on the evolution of turbulent kinetic energy is marginal in the case of high turbulence intensities. The effects of body force magnitude and direction on the statistical behaviours and closures of the various terms of the turbulent kinetic energy transport equation are analysed, and existing models have been modified to account for Froude number effects, where necessary.
Author(s): Varma AR, Ahmed U, Chakraborty N
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Flow, Turbulence and Combustion
Year: 2022
Volume: 109
Pages: 143-173
Print publication date: 01/06/2022
Online publication date: 03/03/2022
Acceptance date: 21/01/2022
Date deposited: 21/01/2022
ISSN (print): 1386-6184
ISSN (electronic): 1573-1987
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-022-00318-w
DOI: 10.1007/s10494-022-00318-w
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