Influence of gas compression on flame acceleration in channels with obstacles

Vitaly Bychkov; V'yacheslav Akkerman; Damir Valiev; Chung K. Law

doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2010.06.006

Influence of gas compression on flame acceleration in channels with obstacles

Vitaly Bychkov, V'yacheslav Akkerman, Damir Valiev, Chung K. Law

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The role of gas compressibility in flame acceleration in channels with obstacles is studied analytically. The theory is consistent with the mechanism of extremely fast flame acceleration in obstructed channels obtained recently by Bychkov et al. [Bychkov et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 101 (2008) 164501]. The present theory accounts for small but finite gas compressibility through expansion for small initial Mach number up to the first-order terms. It is demonstrated that flame-generated compression waves moderate the acceleration process noticeably, and that, for finite but small gas compression, the theory is in good quantitative agreement with numerical simulations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2008-2011
Number of pages	4
Journal	Combustion and Flame
Volume	157
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2010.06.006
State	Published - Oct 2010

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General Chemistry
General Chemical Engineering
Fuel Technology
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
General Physics and Astronomy

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