Thermodynamic Modeling of an Atkinson Cycle with respect to Relative Air-Fuel Ratio, Fuel Mass Flow Rate and Residual Gases

The main purpose of this study was to comprehend the effects of burner diameter and fuel type on smoke point characteristics of a hydrocarbon diffusion flame and its radiation emission. The critical mass flow rate of pure fuel at this smoke point was measured. At nine different fractions of the critical mass flow rate, nitrogen gas was supplied along with the fuel to achieve smoke point. At each condition, flame radiation and flame height were measured. The axial radiation profile at the critical fuel mass flow rate for one burner was also measured. Three fuels of differing sooting propensities were used: ethylene (C2H4), propylene (C3H6), and propane (C3H8). Three different burners with inner diameters of 1.2 mm, 3.2 mm and 6.4 mm were used. Results showed that propylene had the highest critical fuel flow rate and the highest nitrogen dilution required to suppress smoking and total flame radiation, followed by ethylene and propane. For all fuels, the curves of nitrogen flow rate required for smoke suppression versus fuel flow rate exhibited a skewed bell shape. The variation of Reynolds number at the critical fuel mass flow rate with the burner diameter showed a linear relation. On the other hand, the variation of total flame radiation with burner diameter was nonlinear.

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Investigating the effect of duct burner fuel mass flow rate on exergy destruction of a real combined cycle power plant components based on advanced exergy analysis

Energy Conversion and Management ◽

10.1016/j.enconman.2015.07.008 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 103 ◽

pp. 827-835 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Fateme Ahmadi Boyaghchi ◽

Hanieh Molaie

Keyword(s):

Power Plant ◽

Mass Flow Rate ◽

Mass Flow ◽

Flow Rate ◽

Exergy Analysis ◽

Combined Cycle ◽

Exergy Destruction ◽

Fuel Mass ◽

Duct Burner ◽

Plant Components

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EFFECTS OF THE VARIATION OF INJECTION PRESSURE AND ENERGIZING TIME ON INJECTORS FUEL MASS FLOW RATE

10.26678/abcm.cobem2019.cob2019-0805 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Bruno Ferreira ◽

Daniel Sales Santos Machado ◽

Alex de Oliveira ◽

Marco Aurélio Justino ◽

Vinicius Guerra Moreira ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mass Flow Rate ◽

Mass Flow ◽

Flow Rate ◽

Injection Pressure ◽

Fuel Mass

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The response of the solid fuel ramjet combustor to the inflow excitations

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering ◽

10.1177/09544100211053405 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 095441002110534

Author(s):

AmirMahdi Tahsini ◽

Seyed Saeid Nabavi

Keyword(s):

Mass Flow Rate ◽

Mass Flow ◽

Flow Rate ◽

Solid Fuel ◽

Ambient Pressure ◽

Excitation Frequency ◽

Engine Performance ◽

Computational Domain ◽

Rocket Motors ◽

Fuel Mass

The response of the solid fuel ramjet to the imposed excitations of the ambient pressure is investigated using full part computation of the system including the intake, combustion chamber, and exhaust nozzle. The finite volume solver of the turbulent reacting compressible flow is used to simulate the flow field, where two grid blocks are considered for discretizing the computational domain. Both impulsive and oscillatory excitations are imposed to predict the response of the solid fuel mass flow rate. The results demonstrate that strong fuel flow overshoot occurs in the case of sudden impulsive excitation which is omitted for gradual impulsive excitations. In addition, the oscillatory excitations eventually lead to regular oscillatory response with frequencies similar to the imposed excitations and decrease the average fuel mass flow rate independent of the excitation frequency. But the amplitude of the response depends on the excitation frequency and amplification occurs in some frequencies. This behavior is not related to the combustion instabilities and is similar to the L-star instability in the solid rocket motors. In the design and analysis of the solid fuel ramjets, the coupling of the flight dynamics and the engine performance must be considered, and this study is the first step of such complete methodology to have more accurate predictions.

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Evaluation of Mass Flow Rate Distribution in Diesel Fuel Spray by L2F

ASME 2011 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference ◽

10.1115/icef2011-60093 ◽

2011 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Keisuke Komada ◽

Noritsune Kawaharada ◽

Daisaku Sakaguchi ◽

Hironobu Ueki ◽

Masahiro Ishida

Keyword(s):

Mass Flow Rate ◽

Mass Flow ◽

Flow Rate ◽

Diesel Fuel ◽

Nozzle Exit ◽

Evaluation Method ◽

Fuel Spray ◽

Orifice Diameter ◽

Dense Region ◽

Fuel Mass

A laser 2-focus velocimeter (L2F) has been applied for measurements of velocity and size of droplets of diesel spray and an evaluation method of mass flow rate has been proposed. The L2F has a micro-scale probe which consists of two foci. The distance between two foci is 17μm. The data acquisition rate of the L2F has been increased to 15MHz in order to capture every droplet which appears in the measurement volume. The diesel fuel spray injected intermittently into the atmosphere was investigated. The orifice diameter of the injector nozzle was 0.113mm. The injection pressure was set at 40MPa by using a common rail system. Measurements were conducted on ten planes 5 to 25mm downstream from the nozzle exit. It was clearly shown that the velocity of droplet was the highest at the spray center. The size of droplet at the spray center decreased downstream within 15mm from the nozzle exit. The mass flow rate near the spray center was found to be larger than that in the spray periphery region. It was confirmed that the fuel mass per injection evaluated by the proposed method based on the L2F measurement was near to the injected mass in a plane further than 15mm from the nozzle exit. However, fuel mass was underestimated in a plane closer to the nozzle exit. The probability density of infinitesimal distance between surfaces of adjacent droplets increased remarkably near the spray center 5 and 12mm downstream from the nozzle exit. As infinitesimal distance can be thought as an indicator of a highly dense region, it is understood that underestimation of fuel mass near the nozzle exit is due to the highly dense region. The diameter of the region, where the highly dense region was observed, was estimated as an order of 0.2mm in a plane 5mm downstream from the nozzle.

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Investigation of Fuel Distribution in Partially Premixed Swirled Burner With Pilot Flame

Volume 4B: Combustion, Fuels and Emissions ◽

10.1115/gt2016-57478 ◽

2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sergey S. Matveev ◽

Ivan A. Zubrilin ◽

Mikhail Yu. Orlov ◽

Sergey G. Matveev ◽

Ivan V. Chechet

Keyword(s):

Mass Flow Rate ◽

Mass Flow ◽

Flow Rate ◽

Experimental Measurement ◽

Central Body ◽

Combustion Efficiency ◽

Optimal Operation ◽

Fuel Distribution ◽

Fuel Mass ◽

Partially Premixed

At this paper, results of investigation of influence fuel distribution for combustion efficiency in model gas turbine burner with central body are presented. The burner is used for burning partially premixed lean mixture. The first part of gaseous fuel is injected into the central body with pilot flame (first fuel inlet) and the second part into the swirler (second fuel inlet). Study was performed with using CDF and experimental measurement. Experimental measurement was carried out with using chromatography equipment for concentration of combustion products determination. Experiment was conducted two case with first fuel inlet mass flow rate of 20% and 50% of the total fuel mass flow rate. Total fuel consumption was a constant at all case, total equivalence ratio was φ=0.625. At inline heater provides preheated air up from 328K to 523K. Numerical simulation of the flow parameters was carried out using Reynolds Stress for turbulence modeling and Flamelet Generated Manifold approach for combusting modeling. CFD calculation was conducted first fuel inlet mass flow rate of 0 to 100% of the total fuel mass flow rate and with preheated air up from 328K to 1173K. Weight average emission pollutant and combustion efficiency were compared to experiment data. Optimal operation of the burner have been found by the study.

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