CFD simulation of a prefilming air blast fuel nozzle

Prefilming air blast 연료 노즐의 다상유동 및 반응 유동장 수치해석

Numerical study of air-blast type injector for low emission aircraft engines was conducted. Volume-of-fluids approach was used to track interface of fuel and air. Primary atomization of fuel stream was visualized, and thickness and mean velocity at the injector exit was calculated. Liquid fuel injected from fuel slots joined together as a thin film on preflimer surface, and interacted with swirling air. As instability on the fuel surface increased, separation of fuel as ligaments and droplets occured. The film thickness and velocity were used to as fuel injection boundary condition for reactive flow simulation. Primary reaction zone was formed in vicinity of the fuel nozzle, creating a stable flame inside the combustor.

Prefilming air blast 연료노즐의 다상유동 해석을 수행하였다. 연료가 미립화되는 과정을 관찰하였으며 liquid film의 두께와 속도를 계산하였다. Slot에서 분사된 연료는 prefilmer surface에서 얇은 액막을 형성한 후 연료노즐 lip에서 액적으로 분열되었다. 또한 계산된 liquid film의 두께와 속도를 경계조건으로 하여 반응유동장 해석을 수행하였다. 분사된 액적은 venturi throat를 지나면서 기화되었고 연료노즐 하류에 반응영역이 형성되어 안정적으로 보염이 이루어졌다.