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Spray combustion simulation

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Numerical Simulation of Combustion Phenomena

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Abstract

A review is given of single-droplet vaporization models for spray combustion studies. Formulations and numerical methods for the analysis and solution of the two-phase vaporizing and reacting spray problem are discussed. Both one-dimensional and axisymmetric geometries, with and without unsteadiness, are evaluated. Ignition and flame propagation, polydisperse and monodisperse size distributions, resolution on scales smaller than droplet spacing versus coarser resolution, and computer efficiency versus accuracy are considered.

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Roland Glowinski Bernard Larrouturou Roger Temam

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Sirignano, W.A. (1985). Spray combustion simulation. In: Glowinski, R., Larrouturou, B., Temam, R. (eds) Numerical Simulation of Combustion Phenomena. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 241. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0008655

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