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Effect of Turbulent Flow Field on Flame Developing in Fuel Gradient Field in a Constant-Volume Vessel

Research Project

Project/Area Number 13650222
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Thermal engineering
Research InstitutionOKAYAMA UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

TOMITA Eiji  Okayama University, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Professor, 大学院・自然科学研究科, 教授 (80155556)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) YOSHIYAMA Sadami  Okayama University, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Lecturer, 大学院・自然科学研究科, 講師 (80210780)
KAWAHARA Nobuyuki  Okayama University, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Research Associate, 大学院・自然科学研究科, 助手 (30314652)
Project Period (FY) 2001 – 2002
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2002)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000)
KeywordsTurbulent Premixed Flame / Combustion / Laser Diagnostics / Stratified Charge Combustion / Gradient of Fuel Concentration / 層状給気 / 火花点火機関 / 乱流予混合燃焼 / レーザ誘起蛍光法
Research Abstract

In direct injection spark-ignition engine, thermal efficiency can increase about 20-30% in low load, leading to decrease in carbon dioxide. However, die phenomena are very complicated and difficult in actual engines. Therefore, in order to investigate each phenomenon fundamentally, it is necessary to make the fields easy to analyze. In this study, a swirl flow was produced in a constant-volume vessel of disk type and a flame developed axisymmetrically by igniting at the center with supplying fuel of propane at the center of the combustion chamber. Experiments were done in various turbulent flow and concentration fields. Turbulent flow was measured with a laser Doppler anemometer and fuel concentration field was measured with a laser induced fluorescence method. A high-speed video camera was used to capture the flame development Hydrocarbon after the combustion was measured with absorption method using a laser of 3.39 micrometer wavelength.
Main results for overall combustion are as follows: (1) In this experiment, both turbulent flow and concentration fields were changed. However, it was found that average fuel concentration is almost the same but the turbulent floe is different Therefore, only the effect of turbulence intensity was investigated. (2) The combustion efficiency was over 97% when overall equivalence ratio is larger man 0.7 while the combustion efficiency presented lower value of 0.3 in some cases at lower equivalence ratio less than 0.7. (3) When richer fuel existed near the center of The combustion chamber, it was observed that the flame developed with a lot of luminous parts in it As for initial combustion, main result is summarized as follows: (4) The mixture can ignite and flame propagates even outside the flammable limits because inhomogeneous mixture includes a lot of richer and leaner parts that are within the flammable limits including stoichiometric condition.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2002 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2001 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (15 results)

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All Publications (15 results)

  • [Publications] 冨田栄二ほか4名: "定容容器内燃料-空気混合気の燃焼に及ぼす乱流場・不均一濃度場の影響"日本機械学会中国四国支部第41期総会講演会講演論文集. No.035-1. 223-224 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Eiji Tomitaほか2名: "Effects of Swirl and Inhomogeneous Concentration Fields on Combustion of Propane-Air Mixture in a Constant-Volume Vessel"Proc. of 19th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems. (印刷中). (2003)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Eiji Tomitaほか5名: "in situ fuel concentration measurement near spark plug in spark-ignition engines by 3.39μm infrared laser absorption method"Proceedings of Combustion Institute. Vol.29(印刷中). (2002)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Atsushi Nishiyamaほか4名: "Combustion Characteristics of Stratified Fuel-Air Mixture with Swirl in a Constant-Volume Vessel"Proceedings of the Third Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion. 519-522 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Nobuyuki Kawahraほか4名: "Effects of Swirl Turbulent Flow Field and Inhomogeneous Concentration Field on Combustion of Fuel-Air Mixture in a Constant Volume Vessel"Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Diagnostics and Modeling of Combustion in Internal Combustion Engines. 219-225 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 西山 淳 ほか5名: "定容容器内旋回乱流場中における不均一予混合気の燃焼特性"第39回燃焼シンポジウム講演論文集. 363-364 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Atsushi Nishiyama, Eiji Tomita, Nobuyuki Kawahara, Yoshisuke Hamamoto and Sadami Yoshiyama: "Combustion Characteristics of Stratified Fuel-Air Mixture with Swirl in a Constant-Volume Vessel"Proceedings of the Third Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion. 519-522 (2001)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Nobuyuki Kawahara, Eiji Tomita, Atsushi Nishiyama, Sadami Yoshiyama, and Yoshisuke Hamamoto: "Effects of Swiri Turbulent Flow Field and Inhomogeneous Concentration Field on Combustion of Fuel-Air Mixture in a Constant Volume Vessel"Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Diagnostics and Modeling bf Combustion in Internal Combustion Engines. 219-225 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Eiji Tomita, Nobuyuki Kawahara, Sadami Yoshiyama, Akihifco Kakuho, Teruyuki Itoh and Yoshisuke Hamamoto: "in situ fuel concentration measurement near spark plug in spark-ignition engines by 3.39 μm infrared laser absorption method"Proceedings of Combustion Institute (in press). 29. (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Eiji Tomita, Atsushi Nishiyama and Nobuyuki Kawahara: "Eflects of Swirl and Inhomogeneous Concentration Fields on Combustion of Propane-Air Mixture in a Constant-Volume Vessel"Proceedings of Ii9th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems. in press. (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 冨田栄二ほか4名: "定容容器内燃焼-空気混合気の燃焼に及ぼす乱流場・不均一濃度場の影響"日本機械学会中国四国支部第41期総会講演会講演論文集. No.035-1. 223-224 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Atsushi Nishiyamaほか4名: "Combustion Characteristics of Stratified Fuel-Air Mixture with Swirl in a Constant-Volume Vessel"Proceedings of the Third Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion (ASPACC2001). 519-522 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Nobuyuki Kawahraほか4名: "Effects of Swirl Turbulent Flow Field and Inhomogeneous Concentration Field on Combustion of Fuel-Air Mixture in a Constant Volume Vessel"Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Diagnostics and Modeling of Combustion in Internal Combustion Engines (COMODIA2001). 219-225 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 西山, 冨田, 河原, 吉山, 伊藤, 浜本: "定容容器内旋回乱流場中における不均一混合気の燃焼特性"第39回燃焼シンポジウム講演論文集. 363-364 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Tomita, E., Kawahara, N., Nishiyama, A., Yoshiyama, S., Hamamoto, Y.: "Combustion of stratified charge propane-air mixture with swirling flow in a constant-volume vessel"Proceedings of Busan Engine International Symposium 2001. 249-256 (2001)

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      2001 Annual Research Report

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