Abstract

The autoignition of a stoichiometric hydrogen/air mixture laden with uniformly distributed coal char particles is simulated with the Eulerian-Lagrangian approach under isochoric conditions. A zero-dimensional model is adopted to assess the effects of gas temperature, pressure, particle diameter, and concentration on ignition dynamics. Increasing the initial temperature reduces the ignition time and maximum heat release rate of the homogeneous reactions, while the parameters for particle reactions stabilize after reaching a critical temperature. Initial pressure exhibits a non-monotonic influence on gas phase ignition, with higher pressures promoting particle autoignition. An increase in particle diameter decreases the ignition time for the homogeneous reaction, approaching that of particle-free conditions. Meanwhile, particle ignition time first decreases and then linearly increases. Increasing particle concentration reduces the interphase disparities of ignition times, while the two-phase ignition times rapidly rise after exceeding the critical concentration. Moreover, pre-ignition temperature equilibrium (PTE) significantly impacts the ignition parameters and processes. PTE results in a minimal ignition time disparity between the gas and particles, with coal char particles markedly influencing hydrogen ignition. Failure to reach PTE leads to significant two-phase ignition time differences, with negligible impact from the solid phase on gas phase ignition. The particle effect ratio, δ, is introduced to evaluate these effects. Notably, the evolution variations in ignition time and heat release rate are determined by the existence of the PTE under corresponding initial conditions. The findings of this study are crucial for developing strategies to mitigate explosion hazards and enhance the performance of detonation propulsion systems using hybrid fuels.

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