Comparison of four thermo-mechanical models for simulating reactive flow in porous materials

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to present numerical simulations of combustion of an air/methane mixture in porous materials using a model that considers the intra-pore levels of turbulent kinetic energy. Transport equations are written in their time-and-volume-averaged form and a volume-based statistical turbulence model is applied to simulate turbulence generation due to the porous matrix. Four different thermo-mechanical models are compared, namely Laminar, Laminar with Radiation Transport, Turbulent, Turbulent with Radiation Transport. Combustion is modeled via a unique simple closure. Preliminary testing results indicate that a substantially different temperature distribution is obtained depending on the model used. In addition, for high excess air peak gas temperature are reduced. © (2010) Trans Tech Publications.

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