A simple illustration of turbulent flame ball growth

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Ashurst, WT
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[1] Combustion Research Facility, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA
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美国能源部;
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10.1080/00102209508907708
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O414.1 [热力学];
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A flame ball growing into a turbulent mixture exhibits a speed which is proportional to its size-this effect is a consequence of the distorted flame surface: the inner flame regions ''push'' the outer regions, the magnitude of this velocity depends upon the flame surface density distribution. A simple two-dimensional, zero-thickness flame model interacting with defined eddies illustrates how rapidly this flame distortion occurs after a spark ignition. This distributed volume source effect is also the functional form of Groffs modified entrainment model of flame propagation. A result of this size dependent growth is exponential growth of flame area which is an essential feature of spark-ignition internal combustion engines.
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