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The role of acoustics in flame/vortex interactions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

T. L. Jackson ,
Michéle G. Macaraeg  and
M. Y. Hussaini
T. L. Jackson
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA
Michéle G. Macaraeg
Affiliation:
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681-0001, USA
M. Y. Hussaini
Affiliation:
Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681-0001, USA
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Abstract

The role of acoustics in flame/vortex interactions is examined via asymptotic analysis and numerical simulation. The model consists of a one-step, irreversible Arrhenius reaction between initially unmixed species occupying adjacent half-planes which are allowed to mix and react by convection and diffusion in the presence of an acoustic field or a time-varying pressure field of small amplitude. The main emphasis is on the influence of the acoustics on the ignition time and flame structure as a function of vortex Reynolds number and initial temperature differences of the reactants.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 254 , September 1993 , pp. 579 - 603
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© 1993 Cambridge University Press

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