The rate-controlled constrained-equilibrium (RCCE), a model order reduction method, has been further developed to simulate the combustion of propane/oxygen mixture diluted with nitrogen or argon. The RCCE method assumes that the nonequilibrium states of a system can be described by a sequence of constrained-equilibrium states subject to a small number of constraints. The developed new RCCE approach is applied to the oxidation of propane in a constant volume, constant internal energy system over a wide range of initial temperatures and pressures. The USC-Mech II (109 species and 781 reactions, without nitrogen chemistry) is chosen as chemical kinetic mechanism for propane oxidation for both detailed kinetic model (DKM) and RCCE method. The derivation for constraints of propane/oxygen mixture starts from the eight universal constraints for carbon-fuel oxidation. The universal constraints are the elements (C, H, O), number of moles, free valence, free oxygen, fuel, and fuel radicals. The full set of constraints contains eight universal constraints and seven additional constraints. The results of RCCE method are compared with the results of DKM to verify the effectiveness of constraints and the efficiency of RCCE. The RCCE results show good agreement with DKM results under different initial temperature and pressures, and RCCE also reduces at least 60% CPU time. Further validation is made by comparing the experimental data; RCCE shows good agreement with shock tube experimental data.
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Combustion Simulation of Propane/Oxygen (With Nitrogen/Argon) Mixtures Using Rate-Controlled Constrained-Equilibrium
Guangying Yu,
Guangying Yu
Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
e-mail: yu.g@husky.neu.edu
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
e-mail: yu.g@husky.neu.edu
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Hameed Metghalchi,
Hameed Metghalchi
Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
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Omid Askari,
Omid Askari
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Mississippi State University,
Starkville, MS 39762
Mississippi State University,
Starkville, MS 39762
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Ziyu Wang
Ziyu Wang
Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
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Guangying Yu
Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
e-mail: yu.g@husky.neu.edu
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
e-mail: yu.g@husky.neu.edu
Hameed Metghalchi
Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
Omid Askari
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Mississippi State University,
Starkville, MS 39762
Mississippi State University,
Starkville, MS 39762
Ziyu Wang
Department of Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
Industrial Engineering,
Northeastern University,
Boston, MA 02115
*Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Advanced Energy Systems Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY. Manuscript received August 10, 2018; final manuscript received August 13, 2018; published online September 26, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Reza Sheikhi.
J. Energy Resour. Technol. Feb 2019, 141(2): 022204 (8 pages)
Published Online: September 26, 2018
Article history
Received:
August 10, 2018
Revised:
August 13, 2018
Citation
Yu, G., Metghalchi, H., Askari, O., and Wang, Z. (September 26, 2018). "Combustion Simulation of Propane/Oxygen (With Nitrogen/Argon) Mixtures Using Rate-Controlled Constrained-Equilibrium." ASME. J. Energy Resour. Technol. February 2019; 141(2): 022204. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4041289
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