Experimental study of the effects of free stream turbulence on characteristics and flame structure of bluff-body stabilized conical lean premixed flames

BR Chowdhury, BM Cetegen - Combustion and Flame, 2017 - Elsevier
This article describes an experimental investigation of the effect of different levels of free
stream turbulence intensity on the structure of an unconfined, lean propane–air flame …

The influence of large eddies on the structure of turbulent premixed flames characterized with stereo-PIV and multi-species PLIF at 20 kHz

AW Skiba, CD Carter, SD Hammack, JD Miller… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - Elsevier
Interactions between turbulent structures (eddies) and premixed flame fronts were
characterized with simultaneous CH 2 O-/OH-PLIF and stereo-PIV at high framing rate (20 …

A new compact active turbulence generator for premixed combustion: Non-reacting flow characteristics

S Mohammadnejad, L Saca, S Kheirkhah - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
A new compact active turbulence generator is developed, tested, and characterized, which
extends the capabilities of such generators used in turbulent premixed combustion research …

A revisit to the validity of flamelet assumptions in turbulent premixed combustion and implications for future research

S Kheirkhah, ÖL Gülder - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
The flamelet assumption has been widely used for analysis and modeling of turbulent
premixed flames over the past decades. Despite its popularity, validity of this assumption …

The structure of turbulent flames in fractal-and regular-grid-generated turbulence

T Sponfeldner, N Soulopoulos, F Beyrau… - Combustion and …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study reports on the use of fractal grids as a new type of turbulence generators in
premixed combustion applications. Fractal grids produce turbulence fields which differ from …

Experimental investigation of unconfined turbulent premixed bluff-body stabilized flames operated with vapourised liquid fuels

RS Pathania, AW Skiba, E Mastorakos - Combustion and Flame, 2021 - Elsevier
The structure of turbulent unconfined bluff-body flames of vapourised liquid fuels was
investigated at conditions far from and close to blow-off with high-speed (5 kHz) OH-PLIF …

Premixed flames subjected to extreme levels of turbulence part II: Surface characteristics and scalar dissipation rates

AW Skiba, CD Carter, SD Hammack, JF Driscoll - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
The current work assesses the impact of turbulence on flame surface characteristics and
scalar dissipation rates (χ C) of piloted premixed methane-air flames. This assessment is …

Enhancement of turbulent flame speed of V-shaped flames in fractal-grid-generated turbulence

AA Verbeek, PA Willems, GGM Stoffels, BJ Geurts… - Combustion and …, 2016 - Elsevier
A variety of fractal grids is used to investigate how fractal-grid-generated turbulence affects
the turbulent flame speed for premixed flames. The grids are placed inside a rectangular …

Effects of shear inhomogeneities on the structure of turbulent premixed flames

W Jin, SA Steinmetz, M Juddoo, MJ Dunn, Z Huang… - Combustion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper studies the effects of shear inhomogeneities on the structure and stability
characteristics of turbulent piloted premixed flames. The shear is introduced by splitting the …

Scalar transport and the validity of Damköhler's hypotheses for flame propagation in intense turbulence

GV Nivarti, RS Cant - Physics of fluids, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
The turbulent burning velocity of premixed flames is sensitive to the turbulence intensity of
the unburned mixture. Premixed flame propagation models that incorporate these effects of …