Studies of flame structure in microgravity

C. K. Law, C. J. Sung, D. L. Zhu

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Abstract

Laminar premixed and diffusion flames under conditions of negligible effects of gravity were studied. Particularly, the response of spherical premixed flames under rotation and the spreading of unsteady cylindrical diffusion flames were studied. In addition, buoyancy-free burner-supported spherical diffusion flames were generated for microgravity experiments with droplet combustion. Comparison with computationally simulated values revealed information on the governing flame kinetics. Methane addition resulted in the production of a dual luminous zone structure. The extended limits of flammability and extinction were found to be strongly influenced by the combined effects of flame stretch, mixture nonequidiffusion, and radiative loss.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)69-74
Number of pages6
JournalNASA Conference Publication
Issue number10194
StatePublished - 1997
EventProceedings of the 1997 4th International Microgravity Combustion Workshop - Cleveland, OH, USA
Duration: May 19 1997May 21 1997

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Aerospace Engineering

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