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Mechanical
Courtesy Speedo
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Meshing & Connect to other Simulation tools for Multi-Physics Analysis
Post-Processing Parameterization for Optimization
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Geometry
Mesh
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Physics
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Update Model
Solve
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Boilers
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Key Results
Using ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct Modeler, the model was ready for meshing
and simulation in only four hours.
Engineers increased primary air entrainment from 36 percent to 52
percent. This generated a stable flame with nearly complete combustion,
high levels of efficiency and low levels of carbon monoxide.
This application demonstrates the time- and cost-savings that can be achieved by enabling
simulation engineers to quickly and easily prepare design geometry for simulation, as well as how
an efficient design can be determined using simulation.
Pablo Filgueira Rodeiro
Senior Manager Simulation-Based Design
Whirlpool Corporation
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CFD Models involved in Reacting Flows
Turbulence Combustion
Modeling Modeling
Combustion Radiation
Applications Modeling
Modeling
Multiphase
Pollution
Flows
Modeling
Furnace Gasifier
Gas Turbine
CO mass fraction
Hydrogen auto-ignition
Velocity (m/s)
Reentry package
Flame Flashback Re-entry capsule
NumberofofReactions
Most industrial flows are turbulent.
C12 (LLNL)
C10 (LLNL) C14 (LLNL)
reactions
iso-ocatane (LLNL) PRF
CH4 (Konnov)
nC7H16
3 skeletal iso-octane (Lu & Law)
10
possible because of the wide range of time and length scales. USC C1-C4 skeletal n-heptane (Lu & Law)
n-butane (LLNL)
Number
USC C2H4
1,3-Butadiene
C1-C3 (Qin et al) DME (Curran)
GRI3.0 neo-pentane (LLNL)
Chemistry
2
10 after 2005
post-2005
Number
Numberof
of Species
species
reaction equation.
Tens of species, hundreds of reactions
Known in detail for only a limited number of fuels
Stiff kinetics (wide range of reacting time scales)
Turbulence-Chemistry Interaction
The sensitivity of reaction rates to local changes is complicated
by enhanced mixing of turbulent flows.
CHEMKIN-CFD/API CHEMKIN-PRO
Advanced chemistry Advanced chemistry for 0-D,
computation for use in CFD 1-D reactor and flames
(flame speeds, flamelets)
N2 N
T H2 CH4 O 2 H2O CO 2
CO O
Pre-mixed Flame 2
v
Flame-speed
Calculation Equilibrium Calculator
Dispersed
Air
Cyclones
Vaporization
Droplet evaporation and boiling
NOx
Mainly consists of Nitric oxide (NO)
Nitrogen peroxide (NO2) and Nitrous oxide (N2O) to the smaller extent
Thermal, Prompt, Fuel and N2O intermediate mechanisms are available
Soot
Formed in fuel rich zones with strong temperature gradients
Complex nucleation, surface growth, coalescence, aggregation phenomenon can be included
One-step Khan & Greeves model, Two-step Tesner model, Moss-Brookes model and Moss-
Brookes-Hall model are available
SOx
Consists of SO2, SO, SO3
Eight-step reduced mechanism is used
CFD Advantages
Burner design and performance for various fuel
Help in developing low and ultra-low NOx burners
Predicting temperature, NOx, with varying fuel,
load, swirl
Predicting thermal loads and stresses for different
designs
Burner spacing, orientation and the resulting
thermal performance of the system
Courtesy of NETL (USA)
Photograph of
flame
Temperature, deg. F
Courtesy Of: GE Energy and Environmental Research Corporation
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NOx Concentration Profile(s)
High
Swirl
Medium
Swirl
Low
Swirl
Mole Fraction
NOx concentration decreases with increasing swirl as observed in experiments.
Courtesy Of: GE Energy and Environmental Research Corporation
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Combustion Systems: Flares
Challenges
Control flame shape and flare Fuel to Wind ratio
performance for different fuel and 1:2
wind velocity
Avoid back mixing and flame blow out
Design flare support system and
placement Fuel to Wind ratio
Flame shape and shroud surface temperature for two different fuel and
wind ratios
CFD Advantages
Optimize flare design, shape and burner
internals
Compare performance of different
arrangements and best placement
Perform radiation and heat transfer studies
from the flame
Learn about thermal and structural stresses
Flare flow pathlines, colored by temperature
Before
After
Gas Distributor Optimization Troubleshooting a kiln burner
Courtesy of NATCO group Inc. Courtesy of Coen Company
Emission
Flame stability
Heat transfer
Wall/solid temperature
Connection
to venting
system
CFD will help
Optimization of the burner operation
Water tank
Identify optimal location of temperature sensor
hot water
Determine possible hot spots on the combustion
storage
chamber wall and flue gas passageway that might
Flue gas lead to premature failure
passageway Emission
Combustion
chamber
Burner
system
Challenge
Simulating Combustion Processes in the GE
LM6000 Gas Turbine Combustion Chamber
Predict the Flame location and velocity fields
Solution
High Quality Mesh
State of the Art Turbulence Models (LES)
State of the Art Combustion Models (Premixed
Model)
Results
Accurate Prediction of the Combustion Processes
Accurate Prediction of Velocity Fields
Contour lines of vorticity magnitude on
the combustor center-plane and
contours of temperature on the flame
surface (c=0.4)