A vortex-dynamical scaling theory for flickering buoyant diffusion flames

DOI10.1017/JFM.2018.707zbMATH Open1415.80006arXiv1803.10400OpenAlexW3098988646WikidataQ129199678 ScholiaQ129199678MaRDI QIDQ4559098FDOQ4559098

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Publication date: 3 December 2018

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Previous studies have found that the flickering of buoyant diffusion flames is associated with the periodic shedding of a toroidal vortex, which is formed under gravity-induced shearing at the flames. Moreover, numerous experimental investigations have reported the scaling relation, $fpropto{D}^{-1/2}$, where $f$ is the flickering frequency and $D$ is the diameter of the fuel inlet. However, the connection between the toroidal vortex mechanism and the scaling relation has not been clearly understood. The current study theoretically revisits this problem from the perspective of vortex dynamics. The theory incorporates a recent finding in the vortex dynamics community: the detachment of a continuously growing vortex ring is inevitable and can be dictated by a universal constant that is essentially a non-dimensional circulation of the vortex. By calculating the total circulation of the toroidal vortex and applying the vortex ring detachment criterion, we mathematically established the connection between the lifetime of a toroidal vortex and the flickering of a buoyant diffusion flame, resulting in a general flickering frequency formulation, which is validated by comparing with existing experimental data of pool and jet diffusion flames.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.10400

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zbMATH Keywords

instabilityvortex flowsflames

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Combustion (80A25) Viscous vortex flows (76D17)

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