Experimental Insights into Thermodiffusive Instabilities in Lean Hydrogen Combustion

IF 11.6 1区 工程技术 Q1 ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Tao Li, Benjamin Böhm, Andreas Dreizler
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Abstract

As a carbon-free carrier for renewable energies, hydrogen has the potential to contribute to the success of the energy transition. In addition to electrochemical applications, thermochemical applications will continue to play an important role in high-performance energy conversion such as advanced low-emission combustion systems. However, the combustion of hydrogen poses challenges due to its special thermophysical and reaction kinetic properties. Lean combustion is required to minimize primary nitrogen oxide (NOx) formation. This can lead to thermodiffusive instabilities that affect the internal structures of the reaction zone, the fuel consumption rate, the local equivalence ratios, and the local gas temperatures, thereby affecting primary NOx formation. The thermodiffusive instabilities have long been known and have been extensively described, primarily through theoretical studies and numerical simulations for simple combustion systems. However, their interaction with turbulence in practical combustion environments remains relatively unexplored, particularly in the context of complex, real-world technical applications. There are few experimental data quantifying the influence of thermodiffusive instabilities on the internal flame structure with respect to the turbulence level. Therefore, the aim of this review is to summarize recent experiments to quantitatively describe the interaction between thermodiffusive instabilities and turbulence. Combustion systems of increasing complexity are considered using laser-optical measurement techniques for elucidating local flame properties. While Raman/Rayleigh spectroscopy could be used to quantitatively resolve internal flame structures for unconfined combustion systems, this is not easily possible for enclosed systems under pressure. Instead, the extent to which the reaction zone is affected by thermodiffusive instabilities in interaction with the turbulent flow field is quantitatively assessed using information from laser-induced fluorescence measurements. Consistent with all configurations presented here, the ratio of diffusive to convective time scales plays a critical role in the significance of thermodiffusive instabilities.
稀薄氢燃烧中热扩散不稳定性的实验见解
作为可再生能源的无碳载体,氢有可能为能源转型的成功做出贡献。除了电化学应用外,热化学应用将继续在高性能能量转换中发挥重要作用,例如先进的低排放燃烧系统。然而,由于其特殊的热物理和反应动力学性质,氢的燃烧带来了挑战。需要稀薄燃烧,以尽量减少一次氮氧化物(NOx)的形成。这可能导致热扩散不稳定性,影响反应区的内部结构、燃料消耗率、局部等效比和局部气体温度,从而影响初级NOx的形成。热扩散不稳定性早已为人所知,并通过理论研究和简单燃烧系统的数值模拟得到了广泛的描述。然而,它们在实际燃烧环境中与湍流的相互作用仍然相对未被探索,特别是在复杂的现实世界技术应用的背景下。很少有实验数据量化热扩散不稳定性对内部火焰结构在湍流水平方面的影响。因此,本综述的目的是总结最近的实验,定量描述热扩散不稳定性和湍流之间的相互作用。越来越复杂的燃烧系统被考虑使用激光光学测量技术来阐明局部火焰特性。虽然拉曼/瑞利光谱可以用于定量解析无限制燃烧系统的内部火焰结构,但这对于压力下的封闭系统来说并不容易。相反,反应区受与湍流流场相互作用的热扩散不稳定性影响的程度是利用激光诱导荧光测量的信息定量评估的。与本文提出的所有构型一致,扩散时间尺度与对流时间尺度的比值在热扩散不稳定性的意义中起着关键作用。
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Engineering
Engineering Environmental Science-Environmental Engineering
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335
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35 days
期刊介绍: Engineering, an international open-access journal initiated by the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) in 2015, serves as a distinguished platform for disseminating cutting-edge advancements in engineering R&D, sharing major research outputs, and highlighting key achievements worldwide. The journal's objectives encompass reporting progress in engineering science, fostering discussions on hot topics, addressing areas of interest, challenges, and prospects in engineering development, while considering human and environmental well-being and ethics in engineering. It aims to inspire breakthroughs and innovations with profound economic and social significance, propelling them to advanced international standards and transforming them into a new productive force. Ultimately, this endeavor seeks to bring about positive changes globally, benefit humanity, and shape a new future.
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