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Calculations of Velocity, Composition and Temperature Fields in a Model Swirl Combustor with a Reynolds-Stress Transport Turbulence Model

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Heat Transfer in Radiating and Combusting Systems

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Abstract

A Reynolds-Stress Transport Turbulence model is applied to calculate the flow, species and temperature fields in a model swirl combustor. Favre-averaging has been used to derive the equations, although weighted and unweighted averages are presented. Based on the results obtained some weaknesses of the model are pointed out.

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  1. Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology, Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, London, SW7 2BY, UK

    W. P. Jones

  2. Fluid Mechanics Group Centro Politecnico Superior, Universidad de Zaragoza, Maria de Luna 3, 50015, Zaragoza, Spain

    A. Pascau

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  1. Instituto Superior Técnico Secção de Termodinâmica Aplicada, Technical University of Lisbon, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1096, Lisboa Codex, Portugal

    Maria da Graça Carvalho

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Exhibition Road, SW7 2BX, London, UK

    F. C. Lockwood

  3. Laboratoire E.M.2.C. UPR 288, École Centrale de Paris, 92295, Chatenay Malabry Cedex, France

    J. Taine

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Jones, W.P., Pascau, A. (1991). Calculations of Velocity, Composition and Temperature Fields in a Model Swirl Combustor with a Reynolds-Stress Transport Turbulence Model. In: da Graça Carvalho, M., Lockwood, F.C., Taine, J. (eds) Heat Transfer in Radiating and Combusting Systems. EUROTHERM Seminars, vol 17. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84637-3_7

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