Simultaneous reconstruction of 3D non-uniform temperature and velocity fields in a furnace using a bidirectional acoustic path separation tracking method

Abstract

Acoustic measurement techniques applied to furnace measurements are based on the coupling of multiple fields, such as sound, temperature, and flow. To better measure high-temperature fluids within furnaces using acoustic technology, this study establishes a physical model that separates the bidirectional propagation path of sound. Additionally, a novel nonlinear acoustic ray-tracing method is proposed that allows the simultaneous measurement of temperature and flow. The combustion process of high-temperature swirling flow in a furnace is simulated, the effective path of sound propagation is tracked, and the existence of a sound shadow zone in the low-temperature jet region of the burner is discovered. After reasonably arranging sensor positions, three-dimensional nonuniform temperature and complex flow fields are simultaneously reconstructed by combining ray tracing and nonlinear acoustic tomography. The feasibility of the method is analyzed via the error analysis of the computational fluid dynamics simulation data and the reconstructed data. The proposed method provides a solution for improving the existing acoustic measurement techniques in furnaces.