Turbulent spray combustion modeling in reduced tabulation parameter space by similarity mapping

To overcome the modeling challenge from the coupling between liquid vaporization and chemical reaction in turbulent spray combustion, a similarity mapping approach is implemented to reduce the flamelet tabulation parameters. In the framework of Eulerian–Lagrangian multiphase large eddy simulations (LES), such a modeling idea is developed upon the conventional flamelet/progress variable model. The flamelet library is constructed from a series of quasi one-dimensional spray counterflow solutions, integrated with the multiple solution modes. Test cases, including the laminar spray counterflow flame and Sydney turbulent spray flame, indicate that this newly proposed model is in principle favorable to improve the numerical predictability with acceptable computational cost. Overall, the flame structure can be appropriately captured, showing better performance compared with some reported results.

Novelty and significance statement

A newly proposed similarity mapping spray flamelet/progress variable (SMFPV) model is implemented for turbulent spray combustion. In SMFPV, the number of entry parameters of the flamelet library is reasonably reduced and two-way coupling between flame and evaporation can be realized. Thus in principle, SMFPV is favorable to improve the numerical predictability with acceptable computational cost. Simulation results of test cases justify the modeling idea.