LAPSE:2023.34212
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LAPSE:2023.34212
Optimized Design of a Swirler for a Combustion Chamber of Non-Premixed Flame Using Genetic Algorithms
April 25, 2023
Recirculation in a combustion chamber is required for stabilizing the flame and reducing pollutants. The swirlers can generate recirculation in a combustion chamber, inducing a swirling flow that breaks vorticity and improves the mixing of air and fuel. The swirl number (Sn) is related to the formation of recirculation in conditions of high-intensity flows with Sn > 0.6. Thus, the optimized design of a swirler is necessary to generate enough turbulence that keeps the flame stable. We present the optimized design of a swirler considering the main parameters for a non-premixed combustion chamber. This optimization is made with genetic algorithms to ensure the generation of a recirculation zone in the combustion chamber. This recirculation phenomenon is simulated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models and applying the renormalization group (RNG) k-ε turbulence method. The chemistry is parameterized as a function of the mixture fraction and dissipation rate. A CFD comparison of a baseline swirler model and the proposed optimized swirler model shows that a recirculation zone with high intensity and longer length is generated in the primary zone of the combustion chamber when the optimized model is used. Furthermore, the CFD models depict swirling effects in the turbulent non-premixed flame, in which the stabilization is sensitive to the recirculation zone. The temperature results obtained with the CFD models agree well with the experimental results. The proposed design can help designers enhance the performance of combustion chambers and decrease the generation of CO and NOx.
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combustion, Computational Fluid Dynamics, experimental validation, genetic algorithms, optimized, recirculation, swirler
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Zavaleta-Luna DA, Vigueras-Zúñiga MO, Herrera-May AL, Zamora-Castro SA, Tejeda-del-Cueto ME. Optimized Design of a Swirler for a Combustion Chamber of Non-Premixed Flame Using Genetic Algorithms. (2023). LAPSE:2023.34212
Author Affiliations
Zavaleta-Luna DA: Master in Applied Engineering, Veracruzana University, 94294 Veracruz, Mexico
Vigueras-Zúñiga MO: Master in Applied Engineering, Veracruzana University, 94294 Veracruz, Mexico; Mechanical Engineering Department, Veracruzana University, 94294 Veracruz, Mexico [ORCID]
Herrera-May AL: Master in Applied Engineering, Veracruzana University, 94294 Veracruz, Mexico; Micro and Nanotechnology Research Center, Veracruzana University, 94294 Veracruz, Mexico [ORCID]
Zamora-Castro SA: Master in Applied Engineering, Veracruzana University, 94294 Veracruz, Mexico [ORCID]
Tejeda-del-Cueto ME: Master in Applied Engineering, Veracruzana University, 94294 Veracruz, Mexico; Mechanical Engineering Department, Veracruzana University, 94294 Veracruz, Mexico [ORCID]
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Energies
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13
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9
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E2240
Year
2020
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2020-05-03
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1996-1073
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