Measurements of Turbulent Flame Speed and Integral Length Scales in a Lean Stationary Premixed Flame

Jens Klingmann, Bengt Johansson

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Abstract

Turbulent premixed natural gas - air flame velocities have
been measured in a stationary axi-symmetric burner using LDA. The flame was stabilized by letting the flow retard toward a stagnation plate downstream of the burner exit. Turbulence was generated by letting the flow pass through a plate with drilled holes. Three different hole diameters were used, 3, 6 and 10 mm, in order to achieve different turbulent length scales. Turbulent integral length scales were measured using two-point LDA and the stretching in terms of the Karlovitz number could be estimated from these measurements. The results support previous studies indicating that stretching reduces the flame speed.
Original languageEnglish
JournalSAE technical paper series
Volume107
Issue numberSAE Technical Paper 981050
Publication statusPublished - 1998

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Other Mechanical Engineering
  • Energy Engineering

Free keywords

  • Combustion
  • Premixed Flame
  • Turbulent Flame Speed

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