A Priori Analysis of Subgrid-Scale Pressure in High Pressure H₂/O₂ Mixing and Reacting Shear Layers

Author

Zhiyuan Ma, Clemson UniversityFollow

Date of Award

8-2011

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Legacy Department

Mechanical Engineering

Committee Chair/Advisor

Miller, Richard S

Committee Member

Beasley , Donald E

Committee Member

Qiao , Rui

Abstract

An a priori analysis of subgrid-scale pressure in high pressure combustion is carried out using three different flow fields obtained by direct numerical simulation (DNS). The simulations directly solve the Navier-Stokes equations of high pressure, transitional H₂/O₂ mixing and reacting shear layers employing a cubic Peng-Robinson real gas state equation. Detailed chemistry, multicomponent, differential, and cross diffusion are included. The results are analyzed to provide subgrid information relevant to Large Eddy Simulation (LES) of turbulent combustion. The analysis includes a detailed comparison of the actual filtered pressure with its corresponding form evaluated with the filtered primitive variables. Although negligible for purely mixing cases, the gradient of the subgrid pressure is shown to be of the same order, or larger than, the corresponding divergence of the turbulent subgrid stresses for reacting cases. This is despite the fact that all species behave essentially as ideal gases fo

Recommended Citation

Ma, Zhiyuan, "A Priori Analysis of Subgrid-Scale Pressure in High Pressure H₂/O₂ Mixing and Reacting Shear Layers" (2011). All Theses. 1147.
https://open.clemson.edu/all_theses/1147