Journal of South China University of Technology (Natural Science Edition) ›› 2011, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (3): 90-94.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-565X.2011.03.018

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Numerical Simulation of Microscale Laminar-Flow Diffusion Combustion of Liquid Ethanol

Xu Tao  Yang Ze-liang  Gan Yun-hua   

  1. School of Electric Power,South China University of Technology,Guangzhou 510640,Guangdong,China
  • Received:2010-09-02 Online:2011-03-25 Published:2011-02-01
  • Contact: 徐涛(1977-) ,男,博士生,讲师,主要从事能源技术研究. E-mail:xt771120@163.com
  • About author:徐涛(1977-) ,男,博士生,讲师,主要从事能源技术研究.
  • Supported by:

    国家自然科学基金资助项目( 50806022) ; 中央高校基本科研业务费专项资金资助项目( 2009ZM0031)

Abstract:

By taking into consideration the flow and combustion characteristics of liquid ethanol in microscale flow,a reasonable simulation model is selected based on theoretical analysis for the numerical simulation of microscale laminar-flow diffusion cumbustion of liquid ethanol,and the effects of droplet radiation heat transfer and boundary slip on the simulation are analyzed with Fluent. The simulated results are then compared with the measured ones finding that the numerical simulation considering both the droplet radiation heat transfer and the boundary slip is more accurate.

Key words: microscale, combustion characteristic, numerical simulation