Review of Lagrangian stochastic models for turbulent combustion

T Yang, Y Yin, H Zhou, Z Ren - Acta Mechanica Sinica, 2021 - Springer
Predictive simulation of the combustion process in engine is crucial to understand the
complex underlying physicochemical processes, improve engine performance, and reduce …

The importance of accurately modelling soot and radiation coupling in laminar and laboratory-scale turbulent diffusion flames

F Liu, JL Consalvi, F Nmira - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
Ultrafine and highly light absorbing soot particles have been known to be harmful to human
health and a major climate forcer. Understanding the mechanisms of soot formation and …

Flow, mixing, and flame stabilization in bluff-body burner with decreased central jet velocity

J Wei, Q Xie, J Zhang, Z Ren - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The flame stabilization is a complex problem, especially when reducing the fuel supply, as it
involves complicated interactions of turbulence, mixing, and chemistry. In this study, the …

A pairwise mixing model with kernel constraint and its appraisal in transported PDF simulations of ethylene flames

X Su, J Wei, X Wang, H Zhou, ER Hawkes, Z Ren - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
Modeling micro-mixing remains a primary challenge for the transported probability density
function (TPDF) method. In this study, the pairwise mixing with kernel constraint (KerM) …

[HTML][HTML] A novel model for incorporation of differential diffusion effects in PDF simulations of non-premixed turbulent flames based on reaction-diffusion manifolds …

C Yu, P Breda, F Minuzzi, M Pfitzner, U Maas - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, reaction-diffusion manifold (REDIM) reduced chemistry is used in the simulation
of turbulent non-premixed flames based on a transported-probability density function model …

Flamelet/transported PDF simulations of ethylene/air jet turbulent non-premixed flame using a three-equation PAH-based soot production model

F Nmira, A Bouffard, JL Consalvi - Combustion Theory and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This article reports flamelet/transported PDF (TPDF) simulations of the well-documented
ethylene/air turbulent non-premixed jet flame investigated experimentally at Sandia. The …

[HTML][HTML] On the impact of differential diffusion between soot and gas phase species in turbulent flames

L Tian, RP Lindstedt - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
The molecular diffusivities of larger PAHs and soot particles approach zero leading to
differential diffusion with gas-phase species. The present work systematically quantifies the …

[HTML][HTML] Local estimation of the mixing model constant for transported PDF combustion models

L Giuntini, M Savarese, C Galletti, A Parente - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
This work presents a novel method for the local estimation of the mixing constant in
transported, joint-composition, probability density function (TPDF) combustion models. In the …

Investigation of reaction-induced subgrid scalar mixing in LES/FDF simulations of turbulent premixed flames

X Wang, J Wei, X Su, H Zhou, Z Ren - Physical Review Fluids, 2022 - APS
Large eddy simulation (LES) combined with filtered density function (FDF), ie, LES/FDF, is
an effective approach for high-fidelity simulation of turbulent flames. In this work, LES/FDF …

A mixing timescale model for differential mixing in transported probability density function simulations of turbulent non-premixed flames

J Wei, X Su, X Wang, H Zhou, ER Hawkes, Z Ren - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The modeling of scalar mixing timescale remains a primary challenge in the transported
probability density function (TPDF) method. The variation of scalar mixing timescale among …