Eulerian Stochastic Field method with FGM tabulation

Eulerian Stochastic Field method with FGM tabulation: for Partially Premixed Hydrogen Flames

Vloeberghs, Victor (TU Delft Aerospace Engineering)

Langella, I. (mentor)
Roekaerts, D.J.E.M. (graduation committee)

Delft University of Technology

Aerospace Engineering

2024-02-01

This thesis introduces a newly-developed turbulent combustion model, as a next step towards modelling hydrogen combustion in aircraft engines. The proposed model (FGM-ESF) merges the Flamelet Generated Manifold approach's tabulated chemistry with the Eulerian Stochastic Field method's statistical treatment of flame-turbulence interactions at the subgrid scales, which are not resolved in LES. This hybrid model excels in managing complex combustor dynamics, high turbulence, and both premixed and non-premixed combustion modes, all while maintaining computational efficiency. Validated with a lifted turbulent H2/N2 jet flame in vitiated coflow, reflecting typical combustor conditions, the FGM-ESF model produces accurate predictions of mean velocity, temperature, and mixture in close agreement with the experiments. Comparatively, its performance matches the more costly, fully transported chemistry ESF model, showing limited sensitivity to the number of stochastic fields. The balance between computational efficiency and precision in the FGM-ESF model highlights its importance in the advancement of hydrogen-powered aircraft engines.

Eulerian Stochastic Field, Partially Premixed Hydrogen Flame, Large Eddy Simulation, Flamelet Generated Manifold

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Student theses

master thesis

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