Low-Order Reactor-Network-Based Prediction of Pollutant Emissions Applied to FLOX® Combustion
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Laboratory Scale Test-Case Combustor
3. Computational Combustion Dynamics
3.1. Numerical Setup
3.2. Validation with Experiments
4. Reaction Network Modeling
4.1. Setup and Modeling Procedure
4.2. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
CFD | Computational fluid dynamics |
DES | Detached eddy simulation |
DLR | German Aerospace Center |
EDC | Eddy dissipation concept |
EDM | Eddy dissipation model |
ERN | Emission reactor network |
FLOX® | Flameless oxidation |
FSD | Flame surface density |
LBO | Lean blow-out |
LES | Large eddy simulation |
MGT | Micro gas turbine |
MILD | Moderate or intense low oxygen dilution |
MTT | Micro Turbine Technology b.v. |
PFR | Plug flow reactor |
PIV | Particle image velocimetry |
PSR | Perfectly stirred reactor |
RANS | Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes |
UHC | Unburned hydrocarbon |
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Grimm, F. Low-Order Reactor-Network-Based Prediction of Pollutant Emissions Applied to FLOX® Combustion. Energies 2022, 15, 1740. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15051740
Grimm F. Low-Order Reactor-Network-Based Prediction of Pollutant Emissions Applied to FLOX® Combustion. Energies. 2022; 15(5):1740. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15051740
Chicago/Turabian StyleGrimm, Felix. 2022. "Low-Order Reactor-Network-Based Prediction of Pollutant Emissions Applied to FLOX® Combustion" Energies 15, no. 5: 1740. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15051740