Sound radiation mechanism in a turbulent gas flame

Abstract

To describe sound radiation in an ''explosion within a flame'', a model based on gas dynamics equations averaged over volume with a thermal source of chemical nature has been proposed, relating the power of the monopole sound source to the change in heat liberation rate in the combustion reactions within the volume. This mechanism apparently plays a significant role in flame turbulization and sound radiation by a turbulent flame. Equations for the temperature perturbations, a linear differential equation for temperature perturbations of the third order are obtained, after the solution of which the density, mass flow, and geometric factor perturbations are also obtained. Such a mechanism of transition from frontal combustion to reactions within the volume accompanied by intense sound radiation may play a significant role in describing the noise produced by turbulent flames.