Journal
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE
Volume 36, Issue 2, Pages 2367-2383Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.proci.2016.08.044
Keywords
Forced ignition; Spark; Spray; Relight; Ignition probability
Funding
- European Commission
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/J021644/1]
- Rolls-Royce Group
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/J021644/1, EP/K025791/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- EPSRC [EP/K025791/1, EP/J021644/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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This paper reviews the current state of knowledge on the initiation of a flame in a spray through the action of a spark or through local deposition of heat, and the subsequent flame development, in uniform and non-uniform dispersions of droplets and in the presence of turbulent flow. These processes are of importance in various applications such as gas turbine ignition (relight) and safety related to flammable liquid mists. The review focuses on the initial kernel development, the evolution of a spherical or edge flame, and the ignition of the spray flame when viewed at the whole combustor scale. The factors that determine success or failure of the ignition process at the various phases of the overall burner ignition are discussed through experiments and Direct Numerical Simulations, while modelling efforts are also assessed. The fuel volatility, droplet size, overall fuel-to-air ratio, and the degree of pre-evaporation are the important factors that distinguish spray ignition from gaseous flame ignition, and the extra fluctuations introduced by the random droplet locations, and how this may affect modelling and flame evolution, are highlighted. The flame propagation mechanism in laminar and turbulent sprays is one of the key aspects determining overall ignition success. Suggestions for future research are discussed. (C) 2016 by The Combustion Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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