Numerical investigations of phase-separation during multi-component mixing at super-critical conditions

P Tudisco, S Menon - Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 2020 - Springer
We study the effect of phase separation in multi-component mixing at super-critical
conditions using a novel framework based on vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE) …

Multi-species turbulent mixing under supercritical-pressure conditions: modelling, direct numerical simulation and analysis revealing species spinodal decomposition

E Masi, J Bellan, KG Harstad… - Journal of Fluid …, 2013 - cambridge.org
A model is developed for describing mixing of several species under high-pressure
conditions. The model includes the Peng–Robinson equation of state, a full mass-diffusion …

Phase separation analysis in supercritical injection using large-eddy-simulation and vapor-liquid-equilibrium

DT Banuti, PC Ma, M Ihme - 53rd AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion …, 2017 - arc.aiaa.org
Injection at pressures exceeding the propellant critical pressures is typically considered a
diffuse interface mixing process rather than a sharp interface break-up. However, this is not …

Experimental and numerical investigation of phase separation due to multicomponent mixing at high-pressure conditions

C Traxinger, M Pfitzner, S Baab, G Lamanna… - Physical Review …, 2019 - APS
Experiments and simulations were carried out to contribute to a better understanding and
prediction of high-pressure injection into a gaseous environment. Specifically, the focus was …

A systematic approach to high-fidelity modeling and efficient simulation of supercritical fluid mixing and combustion

X Wang, H Huo, U Unnikrishnan, V Yang - Combustion and Flame, 2018 - Elsevier
Advances in fluid-flow modeling and simulation techniques over the past two decades have
improved understanding of the intricate flow physics and combustion dynamics in the …

Exploring the interaction between phase separation and turbulent fluid dynamics in multi-species supercritical jets using a tabulated real-fluid model

S Jafari, H Gaballa, C Habchi, JC De Hemptinne… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Today, injection of liquid fuels at supercritical pressures is a frequently used technique to
improve the efficiency of energy systems and address environmental constraints. This paper …

A vle-based reacting flow solver for high-pressure transcritical two-phase combustion

N Srinivasan, H Zhang, S Yang - AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-1858. vid The requirement of high
power outputs and high efficiencies of combustion engines such as rocket engines, diesel …

A multifluid Taylor-Galerkin methodology for the simulation of compressible multicomponent separate two-phase flows from subcritical to supercritical states

M Pelletier, T Schmitt, S Ducruix - Computers & Fluids, 2020 - Elsevier
In various industrial combustion devices, such as liquid rocket engines at ignition or Diesel
engines during the compression stage, the operating point varies over a wide range of …

Destabilization of binary mixing layer in supercritical conditions

N Ly, M Ihme - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2022 - cambridge.org
Compressible mixing layer instabilities are of importance to a wide range of environmental
and industrial applications. Past studies have focused on either ideal-gas or real-fluid …

A diffuse-interface method for reducing spurious pressure oscillations in multicomponent transcritical flow simulations

B Boyd, D Jarrahbashi - Computers & Fluids, 2021 - Elsevier
Spurious pressure oscillations are a numerical instability that is commonly observed in
multiphase and multicomponent flow problems near the critical point. A diffuse-interface …