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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2013.27.6.050

Radiation Effects on the Ignition and Flame Extinction of High-temperature Fuel  

Kim, Yu Jeong (Pukyong National University, Department of Safety Engineering)
Oh, Chang Bo (Pukyong National University, Department of Safety Engineering)
Choi, Byung Il (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, Department of Energy Plant Safety Technology)
Han, Yong Shik (Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, Department of Energy Plant Safety Technology)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.27, no.6, 2013 , pp. 50-56 More about this Journal
Abstract
The radiation effects on the auto-ignition and extinction characteristics of a non-premixed fuel-air counterflow field were numerically investigated. A detailed reaction mechanism of GRI-v3.0 was used for the calculation of chemical reactions and the optically-thin radiation model was adopted in the simulations. The flame-controlling continuation method was also used in the simulation to predict the auto-ignition point and extinction limits precisely. As a result, it was found that the maximum H radical concentration, $(Y_H)_{max}$, rather than the maximum temperature was suitable to understand the ignition and extinction behaviors. S-, C- and O-curves, which were well known from the previous theory, were identified by investigating the $(Y_H)_{max}$. The radiative heat loss fraction ($f_r$) and spatially-integrated heat release rate (IHRR) were introduced to grasp each extinction mechanism. It was also found that the $f_r$ was the highest at the radiative extinction limit. At the flame stretch extinction limit, the flame was extinguished due to the conductive heat loss which attributed to the high strain rate although the heat release rate was the highest. The radiation affected on the radiative extinction limit and auto-ignition point considerably, however the effect on the flame stretch extinction limit was negligible. A stable flame regime defined by the region between each extinction limit became wide with increasing the fuel temperature.
Keywords
Ignition; Extinction; Radiation effects; Counterflow flame; Flame-controlling continuation method (FCCM);
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