Prediction of lift-off distance in choked and subsonic hydrogen jet fires

Hydrogen jet flames, as a consequence of their greater reactivity, have a number of characteristics that are different from other flames. These are reviewed, as are the various attempts that have been made to characterise, and generalise, the lift-off distance at the base of jet flames. There has be...

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Autores: Bradley, Dereck, Casal Fàbrega, Joaquim|||0000-0001-5334-4059, Palacios, Adriana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/116260
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/116260
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2017.11.024
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fuels
Jet planes--Fuel
Choked flow
Flame height
Fuel
Jet flame
Lift-off distance
Combustibles
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química
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Sumario:Hydrogen jet flames, as a consequence of their greater reactivity, have a number of characteristics that are different from other flames. These are reviewed, as are the various attempts that have been made to characterise, and generalise, the lift-off distance at the base of jet flames. There has been a consistent improvement in the accuracy of the expressions for the prediction of lift-off distance. In addition to the greater reactivity that creates a small laminar flame thickness, allowance must be made for the significantly smaller air requirement for each mole of hydrogen fuel. The evolution of an expression for the lift-off distance is discussed and a new expression is provided. Alongside the blow-off data for lifted flame regimes, this enables hydrogen lifted flames to be fully characterised.