Scalar Dissipation in Axisymmetric Jets

Published

November 21, 1999

Author(s)

William M. Pitts

Abstract

Scalar dissipation, defined as twice the product of the molecular diffusion coefficient and the local gradient of the mixture fraction taken as a dot product with itself, characterizes molecular mixing rates in turbulent flows and has a central role in turbulent combustion modeling. Laser-induced Rayleigh light scattering combined with a unique line camera has allowed real-time concentration measurements along a line positioned in the radial direction of an axisymmetric turbulent jet of propane flowing into air with sufficient resolution to capture the small-scale fluctuations. Improving the effective signal-to-noise ratio using wavelet analysis and invoking Taylor's Hypothesis to determine the scalar dissipation in the axial direction allows the determination of the probability distribution functions (pdfs) for scalar dissipation measurements in the axial-radial plane. By assuming the fluctuations are isotropic and have a log normal distribution, it is possible to obtain full pdfs for scalar dissipation fluctuations in three dimensions from the planar results. The resulting pdfs allow the calculation of the average value of the local scalar dissipation. The current results along with existing measurements in the literature are used to derive optimizedd parameters for a similarity expression describing the variation of the average scalar dissipation with downstream distance form the jet exit, initial flow velocity, and density ratio.

Proceedings Title

Annual Meeting, 52nd. Proceedings. American Physical Society/Division of Fluid Dynamics

Conference Dates

November 21-23, 1999

Conference Location

New Orleans, LA

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

axisymmetric jets, scalar dissipation

Citation

Pitts, W. (1999), Scalar Dissipation in Axisymmetric Jets, Annual Meeting, 52nd. Proceedings. American Physical Society/Division of Fluid Dynamics, New Orleans, LA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=911762 (Accessed October 31, 2024)