A general-purpose combustion Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) design analysis tool has been developed. The method is pressure-based and applicable to both incompressible and compressible flows. The unstructured finite-volume approach used can take arbitrary shapes of mesh cells to resolve complicated geometries. Turbulence is simulated either by Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) or by Large Eddy Simulation (LES) approaches. Combustion is modeled by various combinations of combustion chemistry and combustion-turbulence models including transport probability density function (PDF) model. A Lagrangian approach is used to simulate fuel spray droplet. The resulting tool has being used in routine combustor simulations for a variety of commercial and military combustor development programs. Application examples presented include simulations of several combustors and comparisons with available rig data.

Volume Subject Area:
Combustion, Fuels and Emissions
Topics:
Combustion, Design, Gas turbines, Combustion chambers, Computational fluid dynamics, Engineering simulation, Simulation, Turbulence, Chemistry, Compressible flow, Density, Drops, Fuels, Large eddy simulation, Military systems, Pressure, Probability, Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations, Shapes, Sprays
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