Title
The effect of mean turbulent strain rate on the flame speed of premixed, growing flames
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2001
Publication Title
Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power
Volume
123
Issue
1
First Page
175
Last Page
181
Abstract
This paper presents a flame growth model based on experimental measurements of flame speed and mean turbulent strain rate. Methane/air mixtures of 0.7 and 0.9 equivalence ratios were centrally spark-ignited in a 125 mm cubical chamber. Based on schlieren images and combustion pressure traces, a linear correlation was found between the turbulent flame speed and the turbulent strain rate. For these unity-Lewis-number and near-zero-Markstein-number flames, the effectiveness of turbulent strain in enhancing the flame speed was found to increase linearly with the mean flame radius over the range of conditions tested.
DOI
10.1115/1.1339990
ISSN
07424795
Recommended Citation
Ting, Checkel M.D.. (2001). The effect of mean turbulent strain rate on the flame speed of premixed, growing flames. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 123 (1), 175-181.
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