Richardson and Reynolds number effects on the near field of buoyant plumes: temporal variability and puffing

MA Meehan, NT Wimer, PE Hamlington - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2022 - cambridge.org
Richardson and Reynolds number effects on the near field of buoyant plumes: temporal
variability and puffing Page 1 J. Fluid Mech. (2022), vol. 950, A24, doi:10.1017/jfm.2022.788 …

Faster flicker of buoyant diffusion flames by weakly rotatory flows

T Yang, P Zhang - Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, 2023 - Springer
Flickering buoyant diffusion methane flames in weakly rotatory flows were computationally
and theoretically investigated. The prominent computational finding is that the flicker …

New findings in vorticity dynamics of turbulent buoyant plumes

CH Chen, K Bhaganagar - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The vorticity dynamics of turbulent, buoyant, and pure plumes released into the quiescent
ambience has been investigated using large-eddy simulations with plume Reynolds number …

Flame structure and dynamics in pool fires of different geometries: Experimental and numerical investigation

Y Chen, Y Miao, S Tao, Q Li, Y Yuan, X Zhang, L Hu - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Fire accidents might be caused by liquid fuel leakage, which can accumulate in a prescribed
area under the action of physical barriers. Therefore, pool fires could be of an arbitrary …

Numerical simulations of buoyancy-driven flows using adaptive mesh refinement: structure and dynamics of a large-scale helium plume

NT Wimer, MS Day, C Lapointe, MA Meehan… - … and Computational Fluid …, 2021 - Springer
The physical characteristics and evolution of a large-scale helium plume are examined
through a series of numerical simulations with increasing physical resolution using adaptive …

Puffing frequency of interacting buoyant plumes

OT Patil, MA Meehan, PE Hamlington - Physical Review Fluids, 2022 - APS
Buoyant plumes often pulsate, or puff, at a characteristic frequency that depends on the
Richardson number. In many engineering and natural applications, however, interactions …

Insight into the instability of ammonia-methane laminar diffusion flame

G Lin, C Fan, Z Fu, H Li, Y Liu, H Du, B Xu, S Jin… - Journal of the Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ammonia is one of carbon-neutral hydrogen derivatives and is identified as a sustainable
fuel for mobile applications. However, the combustion instability of pure ammonia remains a …

Computational Investigation on Collective Dynamical Behaviors of Flickering Laminar Buoyant Diffusion Flames in Circular Arrays

T Yang, Y Ma, P Zhang - arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.02018, 2023 - arxiv.org
The emergence of collective dynamical behaviors in a complex system has distinct
properties that its individuals do not have on their own. In the study, a series of circular …

Dynamical Behavior of Small-Scale Buoyant Diffusion Flames in Externally Swirling Flows

T Yang, Y Ma, P Zhang - Symmetry, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study computationally investigates small-scale flickering buoyant diffusion flames in
externally swirling flows and focuses on identifying and characterizing various distinct …

Richardson and Reynolds number effects on the near field of buoyant plumes: flow statistics and fluxes

MA Meehan, PE Hamlington - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
The near-field characteristics of highly buoyant plumes, commonly referred to as lazy
plumes, remain relatively poorly understood across a range of flow conditions, particularly …