This dissertation presents a computational model for the solution of the equations for the turbulent combustion of a pre-mixed gas. The method presented is a hybrid random choice method With the assumption of incompressibility, the Navier-Stokes equations governing the fluid motion may be uncoupled from the equations governing the chemistry. The solution is modelled using a modification of the random vortex method The reaction-diffusion equations governing time and spatial dependence of temperature and species mass-fractions are solved numerically using the random choice method with allowance for the reaction-diffusion terms. This technique is tested on two problems with analytic solutions. The combustion model is applied first to a mixing layer flow and then to a flow past a back-facing step. The method demonstrates an ability to resolve turbulent effects on flame front propagation / acase@tulane.edu
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TULANE/oai:http://digitallibrary.tulane.edu/:tulane_25741 |
| Date | January 1986 |
| Contributors | Melvin, Robin Guy (Author) |
| Publisher | Tulane University |
| Source Sets | Tulane University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | Access requires a license to the Dissertations and Theses (ProQuest) database., Copyright is in accordance with U.S. Copyright law |
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