One-Dimensional H2/O2 Counterflow Diffusion Flame Simulation for Flamelet Table Construction at Supercritical Pressure

Abstract

Supercritical fluid properties are implemented in a one-dimensional counterflow flame simulation code using the Soave-Redlich-Kwong equation of state and modifying the transport properties for high-pressure, low-temperature conditions. Examination of a GH2/LOX diffusion flame at supercritical pressure reveals an extremely fine structure at the edge of the oxygen diffusion layer, indicating that a DNS-like approach to simulation of such flames is not practical in the near term, and flame modeling must be used. To investigate flamelet table construction, we compare simulations that use supercritical fluid and standard temperature and pressure (STP) gas properties. Both types of simulations are shown to produce almost identical flame structures when we parameterize the flame with the scalar dissipation rate at its stoichiometric position. The results show that the use of STP gas property simulation is expected to be an effective means of greatly reducing the computational cost of constructing flamelet tables at supercritical pressures.