Yang, J., Mossa, F.M.S., Huang, H.W. et al. (3 more authors) (2015) Oscillating flames in open tubes. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 35 (2). 2075 - 2082. ISSN 1540-7489
Abstract
When a flame passes along a tube that is open at both ends a self induced fluctuating pressure/flow field is created which the flame has to traverse. Here fuel rich (1.1 < ϕ < 1.4) propane-air flames have been filmed travelling along a 20 mm internal diameter quartz tube. Fluctuations in the flame’s progression were observed to increase as the flame propagated, achieving a maximum oscillation amplitude of ±10 mm at 220 Hz that decayed as the flame progressed further towards the end of the tube. The impact of the periodic pressure gradients on the flame shape could be discerned with tongues of unburned reactants pushed into the products as well as the corresponding rapid acceleration of the flame into the unburned mixture. The impact of the fluctuations on flame chemistry was monitored by capturing the CH∗ and C2 chemiluminescence using a high speed colour camera. The CH∗/C2∗ ratio was observed to decrease as the flame was pulled back towards the burned mixture; and increased when the flame was pushed forwards. This was consistent throughout the flame progress even when small oscillations in the flame position were measured. This could be a significant feature of flames in this environment.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Unsteady flames; Acoustic oscillations; High speed imaging; DFCD image processing; Chemiluminescence |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Mechanical Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 Oct 2015 16:46 |
Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2016 22:45 |
Published Version: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2014.07.052 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.proci.2014.07.052 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:90868 |