Rozprawy doktorskie na temat „Combustion devices”

Internal combustion engines are the most commonly used engines in the automotive world. However, these engines lack an overheating prevention system against cooling system failures when they exceed their normal operating temperature. Less experienced drivers (users) usually do not notice overheating until the engine stops, generating economic expenses in engine repairs. As such, this paper describes the design and construction of an electromechanical device to prevent engine overheating. This device is installed in a vehicle and operates independently from the electronic control unit (ECU); it records the coolant temperature and controls air admission to the engine of the vehicle in which it is installed. In addition, a new Arduino-based card will receive signals from a temperature sensor as input and process them according to its programming. Then, it will send signal outputs to the actuators: A servomotor, monitor, LED display, and buzzer. To control the intake flow, a butterfly valve is used with the servomotor. This valve partially or totally restricts the engine airflow, based on the temperature programmed for the Arduino, thus protecting the engine from overheating.

Combustion devices are prone to combustion instabilities. They arise from a constructive coupling between the unsteady heat release rate of the flame and the resonant acoustic modes of the entire system. The occurence of such instabilities can pose a threat to both performance and integrity of combustion systems. Although these phenomena have been known for more than a century, avoiding their appearance in industrial engines is still challenging. The objective of this thesis is threefold: (1) study the dynamics of the resonant acoustic modes, (2) investigate the flame response of a liquid rocket engine under unstable conditions using Large Eddy Simulation(LES) and (3) derive, use and study Time Domain Impedance Boundary Conditions (TDIBCs), i.e. boundary conditions modeling complex acoustic impedances.

Combustion instability problems have been experienced during nearly every rocket engine development program, characterized by chamber pressure oscillations and high density of energy release in a volume having relatively low losses. Several distinct types of instability and their physical manifestations have been observed, although the frequency and amplitude of these oscillations and their external manifestations normally vary with the type of instability. The most destructive type of instability is referred to as high frequency instability, resonant combustion or acoustic instability, which is usually eliminated by use of passive control, involving installation of baffles, resonators, or some other modification of geometry. The main purpose of this work is the experimental investigation of use of passive control devices (Helmholtz resonators and baffles) to control acoustic instabilities in combustion chambers, because this type of instability occurs in liquid rocket engines, rocket motors and industrial burners. The first step of this research is the acoustic characterization of chamber, thus cold tests were carried out on full-scale chamber model to analyze the effects of resonators. Experimental frequency spectrum data are in excellent agreement with resonant frequencies and damping rate calculated by theoretical model, demonstrating resonators efficiency to reduce the amplitude of Sound Pressure Level at given resonant frequency. Afterwards, hot tests were carried out on burner with and without resonators, identifying the frequency spectrum of acoustic pressure in chamber, which was compared with cold tests (full-scale model) results and theory by correction factors of temperature, density, and viscosity. The experimental data validated the methodology to design resonators useable to control combustion instabilities.

The internal combustion engine (ICE) has been used in automotive vehicles without any significant improvement in energy efficiency for over a hundred years. There are several possibilities for developing a ‘greener’ and more powerful engine such as the homogeneous charge microwave ignition (HCMI) system. In this thesis, the HCMI system is analysed and investigated through simulation based ‘virtual prototyping’ in combination with an intelligent optimisation and a Computer-Automated Design (CAutoD) framework. The intention is to analyse and develop designs which could be used to transform the existing ICE ignition system to the HCMI system with minimal modifications to the existing engine. With the help of the finite element method (FEM), the microwave induced electromagnetic field in the engine cylinder is first simulated for `virtual prototyping' using a computer model. This then takes the prototyping methodology one step further, by replacing the process of human tuning of the prototypes with a computer-automated search process using computational intelligence. To realise this, an interface between the FEM model and the CAutoD framework is designed using the Application Programming Interface (API) of the FEM simulation software. This connection facilitates a rapid exchange of data between the simulation model and the search algorithm. Thus, rendering it possible to accommodate a wider exploration or a higher simulation resolution for superior and more accurate prototyping. Another contribution of this thesis is the improvement of the search performance, including the combination of deterministic and non-deterministic search algorithm as well as using a new technique to solve optimisation problems without using the frequency as an input variable. The knowledge gained from the analysis of nature-inspired algorithms is used to perform a pre-evaluation and hence to provide a population which guides a non-deterministic search towards potentially optimal directions for the global maximum. A CAutoD system is then developed to optimise digital prototyping on various aspects of the ignition device for the HCMI system. This helps deepen the understanding of relationships between the characteristic outputs of a design, and the input parameters that affect the performance of the device. The CAutoD system is first applied to a basic cylinder model, with one single antenna in the middle, to analyse the single variable changes for the antenna designs. It is discovered that the inner antenna length has a significant impact on the maximum electric field intensity inside the engine cylinder. Then it is applied to the design process involving multiple variable changes for the global optimum electromagnetic performance. The results are presented in multi-dimensional graphs, which illustrate the relevant relationships between the different input variables. For example, it is revealed that the resonance frequency is affected more by the piston position than by the antenna length, which underlines the importance of the correct and exact timing advance and control of the ignition event. Subsequent to the extensive and systematic analysis of different antenna designs and input variables, Computer-Automated Design (CAutoD) has been applied to various designs to expand the understanding and virtual prototyping of the HCMI system. The criterion for the best design is to first provide the highest possible electromagnetic propagation performance within the cylindrical cavity by using the lowest microwave input power. With this, the reection of the microwave energy from the cylinder back to the microwave source, under the geometric conditions of the cylinder and antenna model, will also be minimised. During the search process, the default antenna model was extended with an additional antenna, which leads to a dramatic decrease in the field, once the additional antenna is introduced. This determines, that any antenna at the outer shield of the coaxial cable and inside the cylinder head, interferes with the electromagnetic propagation inside the cavity and lowers the propagation performance. The results show that this field will break down the air-fuel mixture inside the cylinder because the field strength is comparable to that, created by a spark plug. Hence, a HCMI system can be designed to replace a spark ignition system without requiring physical modifications to the engine cylinder.

Earlier investigations of Combustion Powered Actuation (COMPACT) have demonstrated its utility for high-speed aerodynamic flow control. In this actuation approach, momentary (pulsed) actuation jets are produced by the ignition of a mixture of gaseous fuel and oxidizer within a cubic-centimeter scale chamber. The combustion process yields a high pressure burst and the ejection of a high-speed exhaust jet. The present thesis focuses on characterization of the effects of the internal flow (which is altered through the fuel and oxidizer inlet streams) on mixing and flame propagation within the actuator's combustion chamber, and thereby on actuator operation and performance. A test chamber with a grid of interchangeable air and fuel inlets was used for parametric investigations of the effects of inlet size and location. Actuator performance is characterized using dynamic pressure measurements and phase-locked Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) of the combustor's internal flow field in the presence and absence of the active combustion process. Over the range tested, increased momentum of the air inlet jet for a given flow rate improves the actuator performance by increasing bulk velocities and small-scale motions within the chamber, thus yielding net higher flame propagation speed and subsequently faster pressure rise and higher pressure peak. Variation in inlet location that results in swirling flow within the chamber yields higher internal pressures while air flow over the spark ignition site yields lower internal pressures and erratic combustion. Improved refill and combustion processes will lead to enhanced performance combustor designs.

The performance of a high-power small-scale combustion-based fluidic actuator for high-speed flow control applications is characterized with specific focus on comparisons between premixed and nonpremixed operating modes for the device. Momentary (pulsed) actuation jets are produced by the ignition of a mixture of gaseous fuel and oxidizer within a small (cubic centimeter scale) combustion chamber. The combustion process yields a high pressure burst (1 to 3 ms in duration in the typical configurations) and the ejection of a high-speed exhaust jet. The actuation frequency can be continuously varied by independently controlling the flow rate of the fuel/oxidizer and the spark ignition frequency up to a maximum determined by the operating characteristics of the actuator. The actuator performance is characterized by both its peak thrust and net total impulse, with increases in peak jet momentum often two to three orders of magnitude above the baseline steady jet. Results for operation of the device in both premixed and nonpremixed modes are presented and analyzed, with nonpremixed operation typically yielding higher pressures and greater frequency ranges in the present configurations.

Today, the investigation of fuel economy improvements in internal combustion engines (ICEs) has become the most significant research interest among the automobile manufacturers and researchers. The scarcity of natural resources, progressively increasing oil prices, carbon dioxide taxation and stringent emission regulations all make fuel economy research relevant and compelling. The enhancement of engine performance solely using incylinder techniques is proving increasingly difficult and as a consequence the concept of exhaust energy recovery has emerged as an area of considerable interest. Three main energy recovery systems have been identified that are at various stages of investigation. Vapour power bottoming cycles and turbo-compounding devices have already been applied in commercially available marine engines and automobiles. Although the fuel economy benefits are substantial, system design implications have limited their adaptation due to the additional components and the complexity of the resulting system. In this context, thermo-electric (TE) generation systems, though still in their infancy for vehicle applications have been identified as attractive, promising and solid state candidates of low complexity. The performance of these devices is limited to the relative infancy of materials investigations and module architectures. There is great potential to be explored. The initial modelling work reported in this study shows that with current materials and construction technology, thermo-electric devices could be produced to displace the alternator of the light duty vehicles, providing the fuel economy benefits of 3.9%-4.7% for passenger cars and 7.4% for passenger buses. More efficient thermo-electric materials could increase the fuel economy significantly resulting in a substantially improved business case. The dynamic behaviour of the thermo-electric generator (TEG) applied in both, main exhaust gas stream and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) path of light duty and heavy duty engines were studied through a series of experimental and modelling programs. The analyses of the thermo-electric generation systems have highlighted the need for advanced heat exchanger design as well as the improved materials to enhance the performance of these systems. These research requirements led to the need for a systems evaluation technique typified by hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing method to evaluate heat exchange and materials options. HIL methods have been used during this study to estimate both the output power and the exhaust back pressure created by the device. The work has established the feasibility of a new approach to heat exchange devices for thermo-electric systems. Based on design projections and the predicted performance of new materials, the potential to match the performance of established heat recovery methods has been demonstrated.

[EN] This Thesis is focused on the development and implementation of efficient numerical methods for the acoustic modelling and design of noise control devices in the exhaust system of combustion engines. Special attention is paid to automotive perforated dissipative silencers, in which significant differences are likely to appear in their acoustic behaviour, depending on the temperature variations within the absorbent material. Also, material heterogeneities can alter the silencer attenuation performance. Therefore, numerical techniques considering all these features are required to guarantee the accuracy of the results. A literature review is carried out, mainly related to one-dimensional models, as well as to acoustic models for absorbent materials and perforated surfaces. However, plane wave model limitations make indispensable using alternative multidimensional methods. In addition, the possibility of using new acoustic elements is explored. These elements have as an objective being a potential alternative to the fibrous absorbent materials, which can have a negative impact on health. The Thesis considers the use of microperforated and sintered surfaces. The latter have, in some cases, a nearly constant acoustic impedance, whose value depends, among others, on the thickness and porosity of the plates. To avoid the limitations of plane wave models, a finite element (FE) approach is proposed for the acoustic analysis of dissipative silencers including a perforated duct with uniform axial mean flow and an outer chamber with a heterogeneous distribution of the absorbent material. On the other hand, property variations can be also produced by temperature gradients. In this case, a hybrid FE model has been derived for perforated dissipative silencers including: (1) Thermal gradients in the central duct and the chamber; (2) A perforated passage carrying non-uniform axial mean flow. A FE approach has been implemented to solve the pressure-based wave equation for a non-moving heterogeneous medium, associated with the chamber. Also, the governing equation in the central duct has been written and solved in terms of an acoustic velocity potential to allow the presence of an axially inhomogeneous flow. The coupling between both regions has been carried out by means of a perforated duct and its acoustic impedance, adapted here to include absorbent material heterogeneities and mean flow effects. It has been found that the presence of non-homogeneities can have a significant influence on the acoustic attenuation of a silencer and should be included in the theoretical models. Optimization techniques for industrial noise control devices are relevant, since they lead to the production of elements with better characteristics. Evolutionary algorithms are emergent techniques able to obtain a solution, even in those problems in which the traditional optimization have difficulties. Optimization techniques are combined with the FE method to achieve the maximum attenuation in the frequency range of interest. A multichamber silencer optimization problem is defined and several analyses are carried out to obtain the most suitable configuration for each application. Under certain assumptions of axial uniformity, several techniques have been considered to reduce the computational effort of a full 3D FE analysis for dissipative silencers with temperature gradients and mean flow. These are based on a decomposition of the acoustic field into transversal and axial modes within each silencer subdomain, and a matching procedure of the modal expansions at the silencer area changes through the continuity conditions of the acoustic fields. The relative computational efficiency and accuracy of predictions for the matching techniques are studied, including point collocation at nodes and Gauss points and also mode-matching with weighted integration. All of them provide accurate predictions of the attenuation and improve the computational cost of a FE calculation
[ES] Esta Tesis se centra en el desarrollo e implementación de métodos numéricos eficientes para el diseño y modelado de componentes de la línea de escape en motores de combustión interna. Merecen especial atención los silenciadores disipativos perforados de automóviles, ya que su comportamiento acústico puede sufrir variaciones importantes debidas a las variaciones de temperatura en el material absorbente, así como a las heterogeneidades de la fibra. Por tanto, se requieren técnicas numéricas que consideren estos casos para garantizar la precisión de los resultados. Se lleva a cabo una revisión bibliográfica que recoge los modelos de onda unidimensionales, así como modelos acústicos de materiales absorbentes y superficies perforadas. Sin embargo, las limitaciones de los primeros hacen indispensable el uso de modelos multidimensionales. Además se explora la posibilidad de usar nuevos elementos acústicos, cuyo objetivo es ser una alternativa potencial a los materiales absorbentes, que pueden tener un efecto negativo sobre la salud. La Tesis considera el uso de superficies microperforadas y sinterizadas. Estas últimas en algunos casos presentan una impedancia casi constante, cuyo valor depende, entre otras cosas, del espesor y la porosidad de las placas. Para evitar las limitaciones de los modelos de onda plana, se propone un enfoque en elementos finitos (EF) para el análisis acústico de silenciadores disipativos que incluyen un conducto con flujo medio axial uniforme y una cámara externa con una distribución heterogénea de material absorbente. Por otro lado, la variación de las propiedades también puede producirse por gradientes térmicos. En este caso, se propone una formulación híbrida de EF para silenciadores disipativos perforados que incluye: (1) Gradientes térmicos en el conducto central y la cámara; (2) Un conducto perforado que canaliza flujo medio axial no uniforme. Se ha implementado una formulación de EF para resolver la ecuación de ondas en términos de presión para el medio estacionario heterogéneo asociado a la cámara. Además, la ecuación asociada al conducto central, expresada en términos de potencial de velocidad acústica, permite la presencia de flujo axial no uniforme. El acoplamiento entre ambas regiones se ha realizado mediante un conducto perforado y su impedancia acústica y se ha adaptado para incluir la citada falta de homogeneidad. Se ha visto que las heterogeneidades pueden influir notablemente en la atenuación acústica de un silenciador, debiéndose incluir en los modelos teóricos. Las técnicas de optimización para componentes industriales de control de ruido son importantes, ya que producen elementos con mejores características. Los algoritmos evolutivos son técnicas emergentes capaces de obtener una solución, incluso cuando la optimización tradicional tiene dificultades. Las técnicas de optimización se combinan con el MEF para conseguir la máxima atenuación posible en el rango de frecuencias de interés. Se ha definido un problema de optimización de un silenciador multicámara y se han llevado a cabo varios análisis para obtener la configuración más adecuada para cada caso. Bajo ciertas hipótesis de uniformidad axial, se han considerado varias técnicas para reducir el coste computacional de un análisis 3D completo para silenciadores disipativos con gradientes de temperatura y flujo medio. Éstas se basan en la descomposición del campo acústico en modos axiales y transversales dentro de cada subdominio, y un procedimiento de acoplamiento de las expansiones modales en los cambios de sección del silenciador mediante las condiciones de continuidad de los campos acústicos. Se estudia la eficiencia computacional y precisión de las predicciones de las técnicas de acoplamiento, incluyendo colocación puntual en nodos y puntos de Gauss, así como ajuste modal. Todos ellos proporcionan predicciones precisas de la atenuación mejorando el coste
[CAT] Aquesta Tesi es centra en el desenvolupament i implementació de mètodes numèrics eficients per al disseny i modelatge de components de la línia d'escapament en motors de combustió interna. Mereixen especial atenció els silenciadors dissipatius perforats d'automòbils, ja que el seu comportament acústic pot patir variacions importants degudes a les variacions de temperatura en el material absorbent, així com a les heterogeneïtats de la fibra. Per tant, es requereixen tècniques numèriques que considerin aquests casos per garantir la precisió dels resultats. Es porta a terme una revisió bibliogràfica que recull els models d'ona unidimensionals, així com models acústics de materials absorbents i superfícies perforades. No obstant això, les limitacions dels primers fan indispensable l'ús de models multidimensionals. A més s'explora la possibilitat d'usar nous elements acústics amb l'objectiu que siguen una alternativa potencial als materials absorbents, que poden tenir un efecte negatiu sobre la salut. La Tesi considera l'ús de superfícies microperforades i sinteritzades. Aquestes últimes en alguns casos presenten una impedància gairebé constant. El seu valor depèn, entre altres coses, del gruix i la porositat de les plaques. Per evitar les limitacions dels models d'ona plana, es proposa un enfocament amb elements finits (EF) per a l'anàlisi acústic de silenciadors dissipatius que inclouen un conducte amb flux mig axial uniforme i una càmera externa amb una distribució heterogènia de material absorbent. D'altra banda, la variació de les propietats també es pot produir per gradients tèrmics. En aquest cas, es proposa una formulació híbrida d'EF per silenciadors dissipatius perforats que inclou: (1) Gradients tèrmics en el conducte central i la càmera; (2) Un conducte perforat que canalitza flux mig axial no uniforme. S'ha implementat una formulació d'EF per resoldre l'equació d'ones en termes de pressió per al medi estacionari heterogeni associat a la càmera. A més, l'equació associada al conducte central, expressada en termes de potencial de velocitat acústica, permet la presència de flux axial no uniforme. L'acoblament entre les dues regions s'ha realitzat mitjançant un conducte perforat i la seva impedància acústica i s'ha adaptat per incloure la esmentada falta d'homogeneïtat. S'ha vist que les heterogeneïtats poden influir notablement en l'atenuació acústica d'un silenciador i s'han d'incloure en els models teòrics. Les tècniques d'optimització per a components industrials de control de soroll són importants, ja que produeixen elements amb millors característiques. Els algoritmes evolutius són tècniques emergents capaces d'obtenir una solució, fins i tot quan l'optimització tradicional té dificultats. Les tècniques d'optimització es combinen amb el mètode d'elements finits (MEF) per aconseguir la màxima atenuació possible en el rang de freqüències d'interès. S'ha definit un problema d'optimització d'un silenciador multicàmera i s'han dut a terme diverses anàlisis per obtenir la configuració més adequada per a cada cas. Sota certes hipòtesis d'uniformitat axial, s'han considerat diverses tècniques per reduir el cost computacional d'una anàlisi 3D complet per silenciadors dissipatius amb gradients de temperatura i flux mig. Aquestes es basen en la descomposició del camp acústic en modes axials i transversals dins de cada subdomini, i un procediment d'acoblament de les expansions modals en els canvis de secció del silenciador mitjançant les condicions de continuïtat dels camps acústics. S'estudia l'eficiència computacional i precisió de les prediccions de les tècniques d'acoblament, incloent col·locació puntual en nodes i punts de Gauss, així com ajust modal. Tots ells proporcionen prediccions precises de l'atenuació millorant el cost computacional d'EF.
Sánchez Orgaz, EM. (2016). Advanced numerical techniques for the acoustic modelling of materials and noise control devices in the exhaust system of internal combustion engines [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/64090
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The thesis deals with the design of a small-volume four-stroke internal combustion engine with a maximum displacement of 10 cc and a power of 1 kW for autonomous devices of smaller dimensions. In addition to the analysis of individual propulsions for small aircraft, there is also a chapter with the comparison of an internal combustion engine and an electric motor with similar power. Another part of the work is the creation of a thermodynamic model in the GT Power program and its subsequent optimization to increase the overall efficiency of the engine.

Master thesis deals with design of electrostatic precipitator for domestic wood-burning appliances. In the opening chapters, principles of electrostatic precipitation are described and a study of existing electrostatic precipitators for domestic combustion devices is made. In the practical part of the thesis, a mathematical model of electrostatic precipitator was created. Based on the mathematical model, electrostatic precipitator was designed and its performance parameters predicted.

According to the current governmental regulations, all diesel buses will be replaced in the United States and the European market within the next ten years. There are over 60,000 buses in the United States and each year over 3,000 new buses of approximately 40 feet in length are purchased. The bus market has a growth rate of four to five percent per year over the last two years. The improvements in technology offered by United States companies prove unsatisfactory in terms of bus performance and the emissions of new buses. The energy crisis in the United States and concern over the health hazards of the diesel fuel exhaust gases and particulates, alternative fuel vehicles are in great demand in the transit market world wide.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
This thesis describes the development of a multi-objective automated optimisation system to be used for the design optimisation of micro-scale combustion devices. The developed system described within integrates a commercial computational fluid dynamics package and a multi-objective variant of the Tabu Search optimisation algorithm for continuous problems, which is a heuristic optimisation technique that exhibits local search characteristics. Recent advances in micro-fabrication techniques have resulted in increasing interest from industry and academia to investigate the possibility of replacing the current conventional power supply “battery” with a miniaturised combustion power generation system based on micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology. The microcombustor is one of the crucial components of such a power system. The aim is to improve the main micro-scale combustor design characteristics and to satisfy manufacturability considerations from the very beginning of the whole design process. The main combustor design requirements, challenges and design parameters that influence the device performance at a micro-scale were first defined. Within the optimisation design cycle a robust parameterisation scheme, the geometry and numerical grid representations were implemented. These were achieved by incorporating the knowledge gained from the parametric design study by understanding the design space in depth and identifying issues and their solutions during this design study such as geometry overlapping and mesh refinement. Cont/d.

Homogeneous charge combustion in a four stroke cycle spark-ignition engine was studied using through-piston-photography with a gated-intensified CCD camera. Analysis of computer stored multiple exposed flame front images was carried out for various engine conditions, in conjunction with the test data and cylinder pressure signals. Representative turbulence scales were inferred from the flame propagation and cylinder pressure data. Fractal analysis of flame edge contours resulted in a fractal dimension D3 in the range 2.12 to 2.23 corroborating data presented elsewhere. A correlation is presented here between the standard deviation of peak cylinder pressure and the fractal dimension D3.

Some kind of remote power application require to be free of acoustic and vibration noise as well as independent from sunlight. Such requirements can be satisfied by a catalytic microcombustor coupled with a thermoelectric generator. For this reason a complete kinetical study of a Pd catalyst supported by Ceria-zirconia and by LaMn perovskites was made and the kinetical equations obtained were used to build a CFD model of a microcombustor device. This thesis discusses also the swich on - swich off phemomena taking place in the simplified 2D cylindrical and in the full 3d models explaining them as heat holding properties of the materials employed.

Les émissions polluantes à l’échappement des véhicules automobiles sont l'une des principales sources de pollution de l'air dans le monde d'aujourd'hui. Par conséquent, la législation a évolué afin de limiter ces émissions. L'un des aspects clés pour répondre consiste à bien maîtriser les échanges gazeux au sein du moteur à combustion interne. Cette amélioration est possible par l'optimisation de répartiteurs d'admission d'air. Dans ces répartiteurs d'admission d'air, la maitrise de l’écoulement de type tumble est une piste de progrès. Des volets sont installés à la sortie du répartiteur afin d'améliorer le rapport de tumble et donc le mélange air-carburant (VTS-Variable Tumble System). Une autre caractéristique de l'écoulement à l'intérieur des répartiteurs est l'effet des écoulements pulsés qui engendrent des fluctuations de pression assez importante. Par conséquent, le but de cette étude consiste à simuler le flux d'air pulsé à l'intérieur des répartiteurs d'admission et à identifier l'effet des pulsations de pression sur les composants actifs tels que les volets. Le travail de simulation dans la présente thèse a été effectué à partir du code open source CFD OpenFOAM. Dans un premier temps, l'effet des pulsations de pression est simulé à l'intérieur d'un tube d'acier et une méthodologie de simulation est développée. Les résultats de la simulation sont validés à partir de résultats expérimentaux obtenus sur un dispositif spécifique, le banc dynamique. Ensuite, des simulations ont été effectuées sur le répartiteur d'admission principal avec des volets. Tout d’abord, les simulations sont effectuées en régime permanent avec cinq positions d'ouverture différentes du clapet. Les forces et les moments agissant sur le volet en régime permanent sont obtenus et analysés. Puis, des simulations en régime transitoire avec des effets de pulsation de pression sont effectuées. Les résultats de la simulation instationnaire sont comparés aux résultats expérimentaux en termes de fluctuations de pression relative. Les effets des pulsations de pression sur les forces aérodynamiques et les moments agissant sur les volets sont analysés et commentés
The exhaust emissions from automobiles are one of the major sources of air pollution in today’s world. Thence,research and development is the key feature of the modern automotive industries to meet strict emission legislation. One of the key aspects to meet these requirements is to improve the gas exchange process within internal combustion engines. It is possible by the design optimization of the air intake manifolds for internal combustion engines. One of such advancement in air intake manifolds is variable tumble systems (VTS). In VTS system, tumble flaps are installed at the exit of the manifold runner in order to improve tumble ratio and hence air-fuel mixing. Another feature of the flow inside the intake manifolds is pressure pulsation effect. Therefore, the aim of the Ph.D. work is to simulate the pulsating air flow inside the air intake manifolds and to identify the effect of the pressure pulsations on the active components like tumble flaps. The simulation work in the present thesis has been carried out on open source CFD code OpenFOAM. In a first step, the effect of pressure pulsations is simulated inside a steel tube and a simulation methodology is developed. The results of the simulation are validated on a specific experimental device, the dynamic flow bench. Then,simulations have been carried out on the main intake manifold with tumble flaps. Firstly, the simulations are performed with five different opening positions of the tumble flap in a steady state configuration. The forces and moments acting on the flap in steady state are obtained and analyzed. Then, unsteady simulations with pressure pulsation effects are performed. The results of obtained from unsteady simulation are compared with the experimental results in terms of relative pressure fluctuations. The effect of the pressure pulsation on the aerodynamic forces and moments acting on the tumble flaps are analyzed and explained

This Masters Thesis has been carried out in collaboration with SCANIA CV AB and it concerns the development of an experimental measurement set up to analyze the heat losses in a Diesel engine. This measurement equipment will be used to test a type of coating, called TBC (Thermal Barrier Coating). Scania has been studying this kind of coating for some years and it has been noticed as a way to improve the efficiency of the engine. It is then important for the company to understand the behavior of this coating considering all the combustion’s features of an internal combustion engine. The target of the project has been the replacement of one of the valves of a Diesel engine with a stationary sample holder equipped with a measurement set up in order to measure the heat losses from the combustion chamber. The design has been dimensioned considering the size and the working conditions of a single cylinder test engine at Scania. The concept of the project is the placement of some thermocouples in the holder so that a difference of temperature can be detected and the relative heat flux can be computed. The TBC will be attached to one of the surfaces of the holder in order to test a decrease in the heat loss through the holder itself. The conclusion of the project shows the good operation of the design and a substancial decrease in the heat loss when using the TBC. Scania should continue investigating the behavior of TBC with the use of the same design or a different one which fits different operating conditions of the engine.
Detta examensarbete, som har utförts i samarbete med Scania CV AB, handlar om att utveckla en provmetod för att analysera värmeförluster i en dieselmotor. Provmetoden kommer att användas för att undersöka effekten av termiska barriärskikt – TBC (Thermal Barrier Coatings). Scania har under en tid studerat dessa beläggningar, då de har identifierats som ett möjligt sätt att öka motorns verkningsgrad. Det är då viktigt för företaget att förstå hur dessa beläggningar beter sig under de förhållanden som råder i en förbränningsmotor. Målet med detta projekt har varit att ersätta en av ventilerna i en dieselmotor med en stationär provhållare med mätutrustning för att kunna mäta värmeförluster från förbränningsrummet. Provhållaren och omgivande komponenter har dimensionerats utifrån mått och driftpunkter för en encylindermotor på Scania. Termoelement placeras i provhållaren så att temperaturskillnader kan detekteras och värmeflöden beräknas. En av provhållarens ytor kan beläggas med TBC för att kunna mäta förändringen i värmeflöde genom själva provhållaren. Slutsatserna i detta examensarbete är att provhållarens konstruktion fungerar bra i motorn och att det är en väsentlig minskning av värmeflödet genom provhållaren då TBC används. Scania bör fortsätta undersöka TBC med denna konstruktion, eller med en modifierad variant som passar olika driftpunkter.

Thesis (MScFor (Forest and Wood Science))--University of Stellenbosch, 2011.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A lab scale combustion unit was designed, in order to characterise the performance of various woody and wood-based biofuels commonly used for energy production, cooking and heating. The unit was constructed in a way that it could be repeatedly reused and provide similar testing conditions, such as airflow for all samples. The requirements were that it was big enough to contain a fire large enough to yield good time/temperature profiles and at the same time easy to handle, operate and clean. It also had to allow the insertion of the thermocouples and flue gas probe. Time / temperature profiles were obtained and O2, CO2 and CO levels in the flue gas determined for each biofuel. The samples consisted of the five most commonly used fuel wood species in the Western Cape, namely Rooikrans, Camelthorn, Bluegum, Black wattle and vine stumps and five processed products, namely wood pellets, wood briquettes, commercial charcoal, commercial briquettes and handmade briquettes. Combustion time/temperature profiles were obtained for all samples and characteristic values, such as the maximum temperature and coal temperature compared. This allowed an indication of which product performed better than others in the different combustion phases and is more suitable for different requirements, such as industrial heating, or domestic cooking. Even though Bluegum and Camelthorn performed best overall they were not necessarily suited, for example, for large scale industrial use. It was found that wood pellets and charcoal were the best biofuel for industrial purposes, whereas Rooikrans was found to be the best option for small scale use.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: ‘n Laboratoriumskaal verbrandingseenheid was ontwerp vir die toets en karakterisering van verskeie houtgebaseerde biomassa soorte algemeen in gebruik vir energie opwekking, kook en verhitting. Daar was besluit om ‘n eenheid te bou vir herhaalde gebruik wat die omstandinghede vir elke toets konstant kan hou, bv. ‘n damper om lugvloei deur die sisteem the beheer. Die eenheid moet groot genoeg wees om veilig ‘n groot genoeg vuur the bevat waarmee ‘n goeie tyd/temperatuur profiel verkry kan word, maar terselfdetyd klein genoeg wees om te hanteer, operateer en skoon te maak. Die eenheid moes ook voorsiening maak vir die insteek van die termostate en gas peilstif. Tyd/temperatuur profiele is verkry en O2, CO2 en CO vlakke in die uitlaatgas is bepaal vir elke bio-brandstof. Die monsters was saamgestel uit vyf van die mees algemeen gebruikte brandhout spesies in die Wes Kaap, naamlik Rooikrans, Kameeldoring, Bloekom, Swartwattel en wingerdstompies, asook vyf geprosesseerde produkte naamlik houtpille, houtbrikette, kommersiële steenkool, kommersiële brikette and handgemaakte brikette. Verbranding tyd/temperatuur profiele is verkry vir al die monsters en verteenwoord waardes is daarvan afgelees, bv. die maksimum temperatuur wat bereik is of die temperatuur waar die vlamme uitgesterf het en slegs koolhitte gemeet word. Hierdie profiele het dit moontlik gemaak om te identifiseer watter produk het beter gevaar as ander gedurende die verskillende verbrandingsfases en is beter gepas vir verskillende gebruike, bv. huishoudelike kook en verhitting. Resultate het gedui dat die Bloekom en Kameeldoring die beste gevaar het oor all die toetse heen, maar was nie noodwendig ideaal vir elke spesifieke doel nie. Dit was bevind dat die steenkool en houtpille die beste gepas is vir industriele gebruik en dat die Rooikrans beter geskik is vir huishoudelike en kleinskaalse gebruik.

Le développement et la certification de systèmes propulsifs aéronautiques nécessitent une phase d'essais sur banc moteur. Ces essais permettent entre autres de caractériser les limites d'allumage des foyers de combustion de turbomachines, mais sont extrêmement coûteux et générateurs de délais pour l'industriel. Afin de limiter leur recours, il est nécessaire de développer des méthodes permettant de prévoir de la façon la plus fiable possible les performances d'allumage d'un prototype de chambre de combustion, et ce aussi bien pour des conditions de décollage au niveau de la mer que pour le cas critique de la haute altitude.L'objectif de cette thèse est de contribuer au développement et à la validation d’outils numériques pour la prévision de l'allumage des foyers de combustion à partir de données expérimentales obtenues sur le banc MERCATO de l’ONERA. Ces travaux ont été conduits en étroite coopération avec TURBOMECA. Des améliorations ont été apportées à un modèle permettant de simuler l'allumage d'un brouillard de carburant suite à un dépôt d'énergie par bougie à arc électrique. Ce modèle a été couplé à un code de calcul multiphysique (code CEDRE) afin d'établir des cartographies d'allumage à partir d'un champ aérodiphasique moyenné, mais également de simuler la phase de propagation de la flamme à l’ensemble du foyer par approche RANS pseudo-stationnaire. Afin de valider ces deux approches, une caractérisation expérimentale d'une maquette de chambre mono-secteur a été réalisée sur le banc d'essai MERCATO. Ces essais ont permis de constituer une banque de données très fournie pour différents cas tests. La comparaison de la cartographie d’allumage expérimentale à celle fournie par la simulation numérique donne des résultats très satisfaisants et encourageants en vue d’une application à un foyer réel de turbomachine. En parallèle, des résultats très prometteurs ont été obtenus sur une nouvelle maquette de chambre de combustion trisecteur,dérivée d'un foyer industriel, permettant de comparer ses limites d’allumage à celles obtenues sur la chambre réelle. Cette configuration fera l’objet par la suite d’une étude détaillée de la propagation de la flamme intersecteurs, impossible à réaliser sur la géométrie d'un foyer annulaire complet
Design of aircraft engines requires tests on engine benches. These tests allow characterizing combustor ignition limits, but are extremely expensive and time consuming. In order to limit their number, it is necessary to develop alternative methods enabling to predict the ignition performances of a combustor prototype, for both ground conditions and high altitude conditions, the latter being particularly critical.The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the development and validation of numerical tools enabling to predict ignition performances of combustor. Validation will be possible using an experimental data base obtained on the MERCATO test bench, at ONERA. This work results from a close cooperation with TURBOMECA. A numerical model, previously developed to predict the ignition of fuel spray following a spark discharge, has been improved. This model has been combined to a multiphysics CFD code (CEDRE) in orderto build ignition map from a mean two-phase flow field, and also to compute the flame propagation stage using RANS approach. In order to validate both methods, experimental characterization of a one-sectorcombustor has been performed on the MERCATO test rig. A complete data base for validation of CFD code isnow available. Comparison of experimental and numerical ignition mapping showed good agreements for the different tests cases, and seems encouraging for an application on an industrial combustor. In the same time,promising results have been obtained with a new experimental three-sector combustor. Its geometry is basedon an industrial combustor, allowing a comparison of ignition performances between the simplified and the industrial combustors

The ability of a propulsion system is very crucial for the capability of a missile or a rocket system. Unlike liquid propellant rocket motors, the only control mechanism of the thrust value is the propellant geometry in solid propellant rocket motors. When the operation of solid propellant rocket motor has started, it cannot be stopped anymore. For this main reason the advance of dual pulse motor technology has started. The aim of this study is to investigate the geometrical effects of design parameters on the flow behavior of a dual pulse solid propellant rocket motor by using commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methods. For the CFD analysis, a generic dual pulse rocket motor model is constituted. Within this model, initially four different geometry alternatives of Pulse Separation Device (PSD) are analyzed. To begin PSD analyses, mesh sensitivity analyses are performed on one PSD geometry alternative. By defined grid size, the analyses of PSD geometry alternatives are performed. Computed results were compared in terms of flow behavior (flow streamlines, velocity distribution, turbulent kinetic energy&hellip
etc.) with each other. With the selected PSD geometry alternative the effects of L/D ratio (Length/Diameter ratio) of first pulse chamber, Achamb/APSD ratio (Chamber area/PSD opening area) and APSD/Ath ratio (PSD opening area/Throat area) on the flow behavior is investigated. Flow analyses are performed by simulating the unsteady flow of second pulse operation. With the performed analyses, it is aimed to identify generic geometric definitions for a dual pulse rocket motor.

The subject of this study is the effect of in-cylinder selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) of NOx emissions in diesel exhaust gas by means of direct injection of aqueous urea ((NH2)2CO) into the combustion chamber. A single cylinder diesel test engine was modified to accept an electronically controlled secondary common rail injection system to deliver the aqueous urea directly into the cylinder during engine operation. Direct in-cylinder injection was chosen in order to ensure precise delivery of the reducing agent without the risk of any premature reactions taking place. Unlike direct in-cylinder injection of neat water, aqueous urea also works as a reducing agent by breaking down into ammonia (NH3) and Cyanuric Acid ((HOCN)3). These compounds serve as the primary reducing agents in the NOx reduction mechanism explored here. The main reducing agent, aqueous urea, was admixed with glycerol (C3H8O3) in an 80-20 ratio, by weight, to function as a lubricant for the secondary injector. The aqueous urea injection timing and duration is critical to the reduction of NOx emissions due to the dependence of SNCR NOx reduction on critical factors such as temperature, pressure, reducing agent to NOx ratio, Oxygen and radical content, residence time and NH3 slip. From scoping engine tests at loads of 40 percent and 80 percent at 1500 rpm, an aqueous urea injection strategy was developed. The final injection strategy chosen was four molar ratios, 4.0, 2.0, 1.0 and 0.5 with five varying injection timings of 60, 20, 10, 0, and -30 degrees after top dead center (ATDC). In addition to the base line and aqueous urea tests, water injection and an 80-20 water-glycerol solution reduction agent tests were also conducted to compare the effects of said additives as well. The comparison of baseline and SNCR operation was expected to show that the urea acted as a reducing agent, lowering NOx emissions up to 100% (based on exhaust stream studies) in the diesel exhaust gas without the aid of a catalyst. The data collected from the engine tests showed that the aqueous urea-glycerol solution secondary had no effect on the reduction of NOx and even resulted in an increase of up to 5% in some tests. This was due to the low average in-cylinder temperature as well as a short residence time, prohibiting the reduction reaction from taking place. The neat water and water-glycerol solution secondary injection was found to have a reduction effect of up to 59% on NOx production in the emissions due to the evaporative cooling effect and increased heat capacity of the water.

The work deals with the analysis of various possibilities of increasing the efficiency of a small internal combustion engine potentially usable for use in the field of autonomous devices of smaller dimensions. It contains an outline of the problems of modern smaller autonomous means and an analysis of available drives designed for them, especially an analysis of propulsion by internal combustion engines. In his next part of the work he provides information about the created mathematical model of the demonstration internal combustion engine in the GT-Power program and an analysis of places where and in what ways its efficiency can be increased. The design of two such components together with the evaluation of the achieved results offers the conclusion of this work.

This thesis is concerned with combustion of liquid biofuels, and possibility of using liquid biofuels for lower heat output power units. Overview of basic usable liquid biofuels in Czech Republic is executed in the beginning of the thesis. This part is focused especially on production method and energy effectivity of rape-oil methyl ester (RME) and bioethanol production. Overview of basic atomization method of liquid fuels is executed in next chapters. The focus is stressed on pneumatic atomization, especially effervescent atomization method, which was used in practical experiment. Practical part contains fossil fuel and selected biofuel (RME) combustion test executed on burner testing device. Basic combustion properties was found and test plan was made before executing the test. Various operating conditions are compared in terms of atomization quality, combustion quality and geometrical characteristics of flame. Usability of tested liquid biofuels for lower heat output power units is evaluated in the conclusion.

Дисертаційна робота присвячена розв'язанню актуального завдання – розвитку наукових основ процесу спалювання здрібненої деревної біомаси та вдосконалення паливневих пристроїв для підвищення ефективності її спалювання. У роботі уточнено умови застосування математичної моделі процесу теплового самозаймання деревної біомаси, що дало можливість дослідити особливості перебігу цього процесу з урахуванням та без урахування тепловідведення і сформувати вимоги до ефективного спалювання деревної біомаси в паливневих пристроях. Шляхом застосування у сукупності рівняння кінетики реакції горіння та методу найменших квадратів розроблено систему рівнянь для обчислення значень кінетичних констант реакції горіння деревини на основі результатів неізотермічного методу дослідження процесу горіння. Виконано експериментальні дослідження та визначено елементний склад різних порід деревини, зокрема і швидкоростучих сортів. За результатами термогравіметричного аналізу визначено кінетичні константи реакції горіння для верби енергетичної Salix, а також отримано аналітичні залежності відносної втрати маси зразка верби Salix від оберненої температури зразка, що дає можливість проаналізувати перебіг стадій процесу горіння зразка та сформувати вимоги до умов спалювання цієї породи деревини в паливневих пристроях. Визначено вплив коефіцієнта надлишку повітря на паливневий режим при спалюванні генетично модифікованої деревини, що дає можливість обрати оптимальні значення режимних параметрів процесу спалювання такої деревини та знизити рівень викиду шкідливих речовин. За результатами виконаних досліджень удосконалено конструкцію паливневих пристроїв для спалювання здрібненої деревної біомаси, що забезпечує зменшення втрат з механічним та хімічним недопалом і підвищення ефективність котлоагрегату на 1,0–2.0%. Результати дисертаційної роботи впроваджено на виробничих підприємствах, що займаються дослідженням, проектуванням, виробництвом та експлуатацією котельного устаткування. Диссертация посвящена решению актуальной задачи – развития научных основ процесса сжигания измельченной древесной биомассы и совершенствование топочных устройств для повышения эффективности ее сжигания. В работе уточнено условия применения математической модели процесса теплового самовоспламенения древесной биомассы, что позволило исследовать особенности протекания этого процесса с учетом и без учета теплоотвода и сформировать требования к эффективного сжигания древесной биомассы в топочных устройствах. Путем применения в совокупности уравнения кинетики реакции горения и метода наименьших квадратов разработана система уравнений для вычисления значений кинетических констант реакции горения древесины на основе результатов неизотермического метода исследования процесса горения. Выполнены экспериментальные исследования и определены элементный состав древесины, в том числе и быстрорастущих сортов. По результатам термогравиметрического анализа определены кинетические константы реакции горения для ивы энергетической Salix а также получены аналитические зависимости относительной потери массы образца ивы Salix от обратной температуры образца, что дает возможность проанализировать ход стадий процесса горения образца и сформировать требования к условиям сжигания этой породы древесины в топочных устройствах. Определено влияние коэффициента избытка воздуха на топочный режим при сжигании генетически модифицированной древесины, что позволяет выбрать оптимальные значения режимных параметров процесса сжигания такой древесины и снизить уровень выброса вредных веществ. По результатам выполненных исследований усовершенствована конструкция топочных устройств для сжигания измельченной древесной биомассы, обеспечивает уменьшение потерь с механическим и химическим недопалом и повышает эффективность котлоагрегата на 1,0–2.0%. Результаты диссертационной работы внедрены на производственных предприятиях, занимающихся исследованием, проектированием, производством и эксплуатацией котельного оборудования. The dissertation work is devoted to the solution of the actual problem - development of scientific bases of process of burning of the crushed wood biomass and improvement of fuel devices for increase of efficiency of its burning. The conditions of application of the mathematical model of the process of thermal spontaneous combustion of wood biomass are specified in the work, which made it possible to investigate the peculiarities of this process, taking into account and without taking into account heat dissipation and to form requirements for efficient combustion of wood biomass in fuel devices. By applying the combustion reaction kinetics equation and the least squares method together, a system of equations has been developed to calculate the values of the kinetic constants of the wood combustion reaction based on the results of the nonisothermal method of combustion process research. Experimental studies have been performed and the elemental composition of different wood species, including fast-growing varieties, has been determined. According to the results of thermogravimetric analysis, the kinetic constants of the combustion reaction for energy willow Salix were determined and the analytical dependences of the relative weight loss of the Salix willow sample on the inverse temperature of the sample were obtained, which makes it possible to analyze the stages of the combustion process of the sample and to form requirements for the conditions of combustion of this species of wood in fuel devices. The influence of the excess air coefficient on the fuel regime during the combustion of genetically modified wood is determined, which makes it possible to choose the optimal values of the regime parameters of the combustion process of such wood and reduce the level of emissions. According to the results of the performed researches the design of fuel devices for burning of crushed wood biomass is improved, which provides reduction of losses with mechanical and chemical afterburning and increases the efficiency of the boiler unit on 1,0–2.0%. The results of the dissertation work are implemented at the production enterprises engaged in research, design, production and operation of boiler equipment.

PhD. (Energy Studies)
A review of health effects of emissions from solid fuel combustion shows clear links between morbidity and mortality, and residential combustion smoke exposure. On the interior plateau of the South African Highveld, use of coal fuel in informal domestic braziers – imbaulas – constitutes a major source of local ambient and household air pollution. This thesis aimed to develop an improved understanding of the complex processes of packed-bed combustion in small domestic devices studying smoke emissions from informal domestic stoves. A robust dilution sampling system for testing emissions from residential coal-burning appliances was developed and used in the emission studies. Systematic experiments were carried out to evaluate thermal performance and emissions of coal braziers, varying fire ignition method, ventilation rate, fuel moisture and fuel quality. Three field-collected and three laboratory constructed braziers were tested, with a range of ventilation hole-densities. The variables measured are particle mass (PM2.5 and PM10), gases (CO, CO2, NOx), and particle composition and morphology. Emission factors, referenced to zero excess oxygen are reported. Two fire-ignition methods are evaluated namely: the conventional bottom-lit updraft (BLUD) method, and the top-lit updraft (TLUD)–the so-called Basa njengo Magogo method. PM2.5 and PM10 emissions reduced by 80% on average when using the TLUD in contrast to the business-as-usual BLUD method. High smoke emissions from the BLUD method during pyrolysis are found to be associated with an oxygen deficit, allowing products of incomplete combustion to be emitted. Influences of ventilation rates on the stove emissions are reported – products of incomplete combustion (PM2.5 and CO) are higher for low ventilation rates. For a given device, PM2.5 and PM10 emission factors reduce by ~50% from low to high ventilation rates (an advantage offset by firepower too high for convenient cooking).

Solution processed amorphous metal oxides have been showing competitive electronic performance to the ones produced by vacuum-based techniques, reducing the associated cost. These metal oxides are compatible with a variety of upscaling printing techniques, however, is crucial the optimization of the printing process to obtain stable, reproducible, and high-performance devices. Furthermore, it is important to find alternatives to some of the elements often used (gallium and indium) due to their toxicity and scarcity as well as finding safer solvents to those used in industry. The compatibility with inkjet printing (IJP) of solution processed aluminum oxide (AlOx) (2-methoxyethanol as solvent) and zinc tin oxide (ZTO) using different solvents: ethanol, ethanol (50%).H2O (50%), 1-methoxy-2-propanol (1-MP) and 2 methoxyethanol (2-ME) was performed. Spin-coated ZTO thin film transistors (TFTs) based on ethanol did not show promising results. Spin-coated devices using 1-MP as solvent had decent performance with IOn/IOff ratios of 105 and low subthreshold swing (SS) of 0.66 V.dec-1, however the ink is not compatible with inkjet printing. IJP of 2-ME based ZTO and AlOx thin films was optimized by changing the ultraviolet pre-treatment time, the drops per inch (DPIs), post annealing time, printing speed and number of layers. IJP printed metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) capacitors with AlOx based on 2-ME as solvents were printed with one- and two-layers showing breakdown voltages above 1 MV.cm-1. Lastly IJP ZTO/AlOx TFTs based on 2-ME as solvent were achieved with competitive performance showing a mobility of 2.2 cm2.V-1.s-1, a SS of 0.49 V.dec-1 and a IOn/IOff current ratio of 103 on the best devices. The results are the first fully IJP TFTs at CENIMAT/CEMOP and are in accordance with the values typically reported in literature for solution processed ZTO and AlOx, with performance matching devices produced by spin-coating.
Óxidos metálicos amorfos processados por solução apresentam desempenho eletrónico competitivo para aplicações que requerem transparência e flexibilidade. Estes óxidos são compatíveis com variadas técnicas de impressão mas a otimização destes processos é crucial para se obter dispositivos estáveis, reprodutiveis e de alto desempenho. É também importante encontrar alternativas a elementos usados frequentemente como o gálio e indio mas que são raros e/ou apresentam toxicidade, bem como descobrir solventes alternativos mais seguros do que os que são habituais nesta indústria. A compatibilidade com inkjet printing (IJP) de óxido de alumínio (AlOx) (2-methoxyethanol como solvente) e óxido de estanho e zinco (ZTO) usando vários solventes: etanol, etanol (50%).H2O (50%), 1-methoxy-2-propanol (1-MP) e 2-methoxyethanol (2-ME) foi testada. ZTO baseado em etanol depositado por spin-coating não mostrou resultados promissores para aplicação em dispositivos e embora transistores baseados em 1-MP como solvente tenham obtido bons resultados por spin-coating, IOn/IOff ratios de 105 e baixo subthreshold swing de 0.66V.dec-1, a tinta nao mostrou qualquer indicação de ser compatível com inkjet. IJP de ZTO e AlOx baseados em 2-ME como solvente foi otimizado com variação do tempo de tratamentos UV, drops-per-inch (DPI), tratamentos de post annealing, velocidade de impressão e número de camadas. IJP de condensadores MIS (metal-isolante-semicondutor) com AlOx com 2-ME como solvente foram produzidos com uma e duas camadas demonstrando tensões de breakdown suiperiores a 1MV.cm-1. Por último TFTs de ZTO/AlOx produzidos por IJP e baseados em 2-ME como solvente exibiram desempenho copetitivo com mobilidades de 2.2 cm2.V-1.s-1, SS de 0.49 V.dec-1 e currente IOn/IOff de 103 nos melhores dispositivos. Estes são os primeiros TFTs produzidos totalmente por IJP no CENIMAT/CEMOP exibindo valores competitivos com os reportados na literatura para TFTs de ZTO/AlOx de spin-coating processados por solução.

The interaction between premixed flames and turbulence is an inherently non-linear phenomenon. Understanding such interactions has profound practical implications towards the development of better combustion devices and turbulent combustion models. To this end, three statistically planar, freely propagating, turbulent premixed lean H2-air flames with varying turbulence intensities are generated using Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS). A newly developed backward tracking technique is applied to identify the source locations of iso-scalar surfaces of the turbulent premixed flames. In this technique, flame particles embedded on the iso-scalar surface are tracked backwards in time. Using the available flame particle trajectories, finite-sized Lagrangian triangles are created and tracked forward in time to investigate changes in their shape and size. These changes approximate corresponding modifications of the underlying flame surface. Based on the inferences obtained, a phenomenological model proposed for the evolution of geometric structures in non-reacting flows is modified and validated for the present cases. The evolution of probability density function (pdf) of Lagrangian triangle area is then studied to understand the conditional stretch rate of the triangles, as they disperse out to generate the complete flame surface. An optimization problem is posed to obtain the conditional stretch rate, and it is found the stretch rate is dependent on the instantaneous triangle size. Based on the outcomes of the above-mentioned exercises, the expressions for turbulent flame speed and hence the burning rate of the flame are found to be implicitly dependent upon the statistics of the leading portions of the flame surface, but at an earlier time. This signifies the importance of these surface generating locations that have been identified as the “leading points”, a concept used in turbulent combustion modelling. In summary, Lagrangian methods have been utilized in this work to investigate the generation mechanism of turbulent premixed flames in their statistically stationary state

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國立臺灣科技大學
營建工程系
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Study on Applying the Combustion Device to Simulate Motorcycle Burning Thesis Advisor : Ching-Yuan Lin Graduate Student : Chun-Chuan Wang ABSTRACT As for the research of motorcycle burning behavior, mock-ups were used to perform relating experiments, but during the experimenting procedure, “wind” in the environment is found to have absolute effect on the flame behavior, which raises the difficulty for researchers to quantitatively analyze the result of experiment; thus, many researchers often focus only on qualitative analysis. Therefore, if a simple quantified numerical corresponding mode is to be obtained, controllable variable and specific boundary value condition should be used. Preceding the experiment with a model contracting from the full-scale substance is a feasible method. This research primarily develops a combustion device under a contraction scale of 1 : 4 according to the real motorcycle, and proceeds with the combustion test under free space and the mode of the ceiling of an arcade. Under controllable environmental conditions, the corresponding relationship between gas flowing capacity (heat release rate) and flame height is measured out through contraction scale model test, and the quantified non-dimension relation equation is deduced through regressional analysis; and then comparative analysis with motorcycle mock-up combustion test can be proceed to. From the testing result, the combustion device developed by this research can simulate motorcycle burning behavior fittingly. As for the relation between flame height and heat release rate (HRR), it can respectively be illustrated by two equations:Lf/Ds=6.17Q*^0.46 and Lf/Ds=4.78Q*^0.55.

The safety evacuation from the fire affected building is the most imported thing, which is bound to the fire safety of building. The evacuation of persons is necessary process and procedure which can safe lives and health in the most of extraordinary event caused by fire of buildings or technologies. The typical efect attend fires set in buildings, which threaten persons, property and fire - fighting fire brigades. These threaten efects are products of combustion, flame, heat and deficiency of oxygen. I present the way how to use the fire safety devices in various types of buildings in my diploma work, above all towards to safety escape persons from the fire affected building. I describe the practical positive and also negative finding during installation and mutual coordination the fire safety devices.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Pipe bombs are a common form of improvised explosive device, due in part to their ease of construction. Despite their simplistic nature, the lethality of pipe bombs should not be dismissed. Due to the risk of harm and their commonality, research into the pipe bomb deflagration process and subsequent chemical analysis is necessary. The laboratory examination of pipe bomb fragments begins with a visual examination. While this is presumptive in nature, hypotheses formed here can lead to subsequent confirmatory exams. The purpose of this study was to measure the mass and velocity of pipe bomb fragments using high speed video. These values were used to discern any trends in container type (PVC or black/galvanized steel), energetic filler (Pyrodex or double base smokeless powder), and ambient temperature (13°C and -8°C). The results show patterns based on container type, energetic filler, and temperature. The second stage of a laboratory exam is chemical analysis to identify any explosive that may be present. Legality calls for identification only, not quantitation. The purpose of this study is to quantitate the amount of explosive residue on post-blast pipe bomb fragments. By doing so, the instrumental sensitivities required for this type of analysis will be known. Additionally, a distribution of the residue will be mapped to provide insight into the deflagration process of a device. This project used a novel sampling technique called total vaporization solid phase microextraction. The method was optimized for nitroglycerin, the main energetic in double base smokeless powder. Detection limits are in the part per billion range. Results show that the concentration of residue is not uniform, and the highest concentration is located on the endcaps regardless of container type. Total vaporization solid phase microextraction was also applied to automotive racing samples of interest to the National Hot Rod Association. The purpose of this project is two-fold; safety of the race teams in the form of dragstrip adhesive consistency and monitoring in the form of fuel testing for illegal adulteration. A suite of analyses, including gas chromatography mass spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy, and evaporation rate, were developed for the testing of dragstrip adhesives. Gas chromatography mass spectrometry methods were developed for both nitromethane based fuel as well as racing gasolines. Analyses of fuel from post-race cars were able to detect evidence of adulteration. Not only was a novel technique developed and optimized, but it was successfully implemented in the analysis of two different analytes, explosive residue and racing gasoline. TV-SPME shows tremendous promise for the future in its ability to analyze a broad spectrum of analytes.

Vanadium oxides are being used as the thermal sensing layer because of their applications in infrared detectors. They have high temperature coefficient of resistance, favorable electrical resistance and compatibility with the MEMS technology. Of all oxides of vanadium, only vanadium dioxide (VO2)has been highly investigated as it shows first order transition (semiconducting to metal transition-SMT)at 68 oC. First order transition is understood as the sharp change in the electrical resistance. The change in resistivity in this case is of the order of 105 over a temperature change of 0.1 oC at 68 oC in a single crystal. Doping vanadium oxides with elements like Mo and W reduce the transition temperature. This is very important for room temperature electrical and optical detection. Though most of the research groups subscribe to PLD, cost-effective methods with large area deposition are major focus of this research. Hence for synthesizing VO2 in bulk and thin films, Solution Combustion Synthesis (SCS), Ultrasonic Nebulized Spray Pyrolysis of Aqueous Combustion Mixture (UNSPACM) Chemical vapour deposition (CVD)and microwave are explored. Synthesis of doped VO2 films in CVD has not been done extensively to yield optical quality thin films. Chapter I surveys the use of phase transition in oxides system for a variety of practical applications. In particular, Vanadium dioxide (VO2) is chosen as it is found to be very useful for infrared and metamaterials based applications. VO2 is known for its first-order semiconducting to metallic transition (SMT). This chapter attempts to explain the influence of processing, doping, annealing, etc on the SMT characteristics. Important aspects such as the idea of hysteresis in VO2 and similarity to martensitic transformation are discussed. The scope and objectives of the thesis are discussed here. Chapter II explains in detail the materials and methods used to synthesize VO2 both in bulk and in thin lm form and methods used to study their characteristics. Brief description on the principle and the working of the home-built experimental set up needed for this study is elicited. In chapter III, attempts were made to understand the phase stability of VO2 and the evolution of crystal structures during the phase transition. VO2 crystallizes in P21/c space group at room temperatures with lattice parameters a=5.752 Ab=4.526 Ac=5.382 Aα=90 β=122.60 γ=90 . Precise control of synthesis parameters is required in stabilizing pure phase in bulk as well as thin lm form. This study focuses on the novel large scale two step synthesis of VO2 using Solution Combustion Synthesis. This involves synthesis of product utilizing redox reaction between metal nitrate and suitable fuel. Generally the products are nanocrystalline in nature due to self-propagation of the exothermic combustion reaction. First step involved the synthesis of V2O5 by combustion reaction between Vanadyl nitrate and urea. In the second step, the as-synthesized V2O5 has been reduced by a novel reduction technique to form monophasic VO2. The presence of competing phases like M1, M2, M3 and R are investigated by XRD, Raman spectroscopy, DSC, Optical and high temperature X-ray diffraction. Chapter IV deals with the reduction in phase transition temperature by doping the SCS synthesized VO2 with W and Mo. Effect of doping on the transition temperature was studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) in both W and Mo. Electrical characteristics of Mo doped VO2 and Optical characteristics of the W-doped VO2 were also studied using four probe resistivity measurements and UV-VIS Spectroscopy respectively. W addition was found to be more effective in reducing the phase transition temperature. To understand further more on the W addition, X-ray photo-electron spectroscopy measurements were performed. W-addition alters the V4+-V4+ bonding and with W addition it is observed that V was present in V3+state. W was present in W6+ state. The addition of W to VO2 introduces more electrons to the systems and disturbs the V4+-V4+ thus reducing the phase transition temperature of VO2. Chapter V describes the large scale, large area deposition of thin films of VO2 by a cost effective method. A novel technique to deposit vanadium dioxide thin films namely, UNSPACM is developed. This simple two-step process involves synthesis of a V2O5 lm on an LaAlO3(LAO) substrate followed by a controlled reduction to form single phase VO2. The formation of M1 phase (P21/c) is confirmed by Raman spectroscopic studies. A thermally activated metal{insulator transition (MIT) was observed at 61 oC, where the resistivity changes by four orders of magnitude. The infrared spectra also show a dramatic change in reflectance from 13% to over 90% in the wavelength range of 7-15 m. This indicates the suitability of the films for optical switching applications at infrared frequencies. A trilayer metamaterial absorber, composed of a metal structure/dielectric spacer/vanadium dioxide (VO2) ground plane, is shown to switch reversibly between reflective and absorptive states as a function of temperature. The VO2 lm, which changes its conductivity by four orders of magnitude across an insulator{metal transition, enables the switching by forming a resonant absorptive structure at high temperatures while being inactive at low temperatures. The fabricated metamaterial shows a modulation of the reflectivity levels of 58% at a frequency of 22.5 THz and 57% at a frequency of 34.5 THz. Chapter VI explains the W doped VO2 thin films synthesized by UN-SPACM. Morphology of the thin films was found to be consisting of globular and porous nanoparticles having size 20 nm. Transition temperature decreased with the addition of W. 1.8 at. %W doping in VO2 transition temperature has reduced upto 25 oC. It is noted that W-doping in the pro-cess of reducing the transition temperature, alters the local structure and also increases room temperature carrier concentration. The presence of W, as was seen in Chapter IV, altered V4+-V4+ bonds and introduced V3+. W was found to be in W6+ state suggesting W addition increased the carrier concentration. Hall Effect measurements suggested the increased carrier con-centration. The roughness of the synthesized films were very high for them to be of de-vice quality, despite encouraging results obtained by electrical measurements. Hence in order to further improve the smoothness and thereby the optical quality of thin films, Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) is employed. Chapter VII outlines the effect of processing parameters and post pro-cessing annealing on the semiconductor-metallic transition of VO2. Here in this chapter, the influence of substrate temperature on the SMT properties of VO2 is explored. At different substrate temperatures, the percentage of phase fraction of V in V3+, 4+ and V5+ differed. Besides, the morphology also varied with substrate temperatures. Similarly it is observed that with annealing the VO2 film deposited on glass substrates, SMT properties enhanced which was attributed to filling out of oxygen vacancies. Si based substrates and non-Si based substrates were used for depositing VO2 thin films by CVD. Their temperature coefficient of resistance and SMT properties were studied in order to understand their potential in bolometer and thermal to optical valve based applications. Chapter VIII involves the study of VO2 thin films for thermal to optical valves. ITO coated glass substrates were used for the purpose. Thin films were deposited by both UNSPACM and CVD. It was observed that the reflectivity pro les of the films synthesized by the above said methods were very different. Hence in the process of understanding the huge difference in the reflectivity pro les, classical harmonic oscillator, Lorentzian model was employed to t the experimental data at room temperature whereas Drude-Lorentzian model was used to t the data at higher temperature (at 100 oC- after transition). With this fitting plasma frequencies of the CVD films were calculated. It was observed that defect chemistry of films synthesized by these methods were different. In order to further improve the smoothness of the films, microwave method was proposed in Chapter IX. The preliminary results showed the presence of uniform spheres and 3 D hierarchical structures of VO2 consisting of nanorods. This was extended to deposit VO2 thin films on ITO. DSC and Infrared reflectance pro le of VO2 nanopowder suggested the phase transition. Chapter X summarizes the work done for the thesis and provides insights to the applications and to the future work. The work reported in this thesis has been carried out by the candidate as part of the Ph.D.program. She hopes that this would constitute a worth-while contribution towards development of VO2 thin film technology and its challenges for reliable infrared device applications.

Vanadium oxides are being used as the thermal sensing layer because of their applications in infrared detectors. They have high temperature coefficient of resistance, favorable electrical resistance and compatibility with the MEMS technology. Of all oxides of vanadium, only vanadium dioxide (VO2)has been highly investigated as it shows first order transition (semiconducting to metal transition-SMT)at 68 oC. First order transition is understood as the sharp change in the electrical resistance. The change in resistivity in this case is of the order of 105 over a temperature change of 0.1 oC at 68 oC in a single crystal. Doping vanadium oxides with elements like Mo and W reduce the transition temperature. This is very important for room temperature electrical and optical detection. Though most of the research groups subscribe to PLD, cost-effective methods with large area deposition are major focus of this research. Hence for synthesizing VO2 in bulk and thin films, Solution Combustion Synthesis (SCS), Ultrasonic Nebulized Spray Pyrolysis of Aqueous Combustion Mixture (UNSPACM) Chemical vapour deposition (CVD)and microwave are explored. Synthesis of doped VO2 films in CVD has not been done extensively to yield optical quality thin films. Chapter I surveys the use of phase transition in oxides system for a variety of practical applications. In particular, Vanadium dioxide (VO2) is chosen as it is found to be very useful for infrared and metamaterials based applications. VO2 is known for its first-order semiconducting to metallic transition (SMT). This chapter attempts to explain the influence of processing, doping, annealing, etc on the SMT characteristics. Important aspects such as the idea of hysteresis in VO2 and similarity to martensitic transformation are discussed. The scope and objectives of the thesis are discussed here. Chapter II explains in detail the materials and methods used to synthesize VO2 both in bulk and in thin lm form and methods used to study their characteristics. Brief description on the principle and the working of the home-built experimental set up needed for this study is elicited. In chapter III, attempts were made to understand the phase stability of VO2 and the evolution of crystal structures during the phase transition. VO2 crystallizes in P21/c space group at room temperatures with lattice parameters a=5.752 Ab=4.526 Ac=5.382 Aα=90 β=122.60 γ=90 . Precise control of synthesis parameters is required in stabilizing pure phase in bulk as well as thin lm form. This study focuses on the novel large scale two step synthesis of VO2 using Solution Combustion Synthesis. This involves synthesis of product utilizing redox reaction between metal nitrate and suitable fuel. Generally the products are nanocrystalline in nature due to self-propagation of the exothermic combustion reaction. First step involved the synthesis of V2O5 by combustion reaction between Vanadyl nitrate and urea. In the second step, the as-synthesized V2O5 has been reduced by a novel reduction technique to form monophasic VO2. The presence of competing phases like M1, M2, M3 and R are investigated by XRD, Raman spectroscopy, DSC, Optical and high temperature X-ray diffraction. Chapter IV deals with the reduction in phase transition temperature by doping the SCS synthesized VO2 with W and Mo. Effect of doping on the transition temperature was studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) in both W and Mo. Electrical characteristics of Mo doped VO2 and Optical characteristics of the W-doped VO2 were also studied using four probe resistivity measurements and UV-VIS Spectroscopy respectively. W addition was found to be more effective in reducing the phase transition temperature. To understand further more on the W addition, X-ray photo-electron spectroscopy measurements were performed. W-addition alters the V4+-V4+ bonding and with W addition it is observed that V was present in V3+state. W was present in W6+ state. The addition of W to VO2 introduces more electrons to the systems and disturbs the V4+-V4+ thus reducing the phase transition temperature of VO2. Chapter V describes the large scale, large area deposition of thin films of VO2 by a cost effective method. A novel technique to deposit vanadium dioxide thin films namely, UNSPACM is developed. This simple two-step process involves synthesis of a V2O5 lm on an LaAlO3(LAO) substrate followed by a controlled reduction to form single phase VO2. The formation of M1 phase (P21/c) is confirmed by Raman spectroscopic studies. A thermally activated metal{insulator transition (MIT) was observed at 61 oC, where the resistivity changes by four orders of magnitude. The infrared spectra also show a dramatic change in reflectance from 13% to over 90% in the wavelength range of 7-15 m. This indicates the suitability of the films for optical switching applications at infrared frequencies. A trilayer metamaterial absorber, composed of a metal structure/dielectric spacer/vanadium dioxide (VO2) ground plane, is shown to switch reversibly between reflective and absorptive states as a function of temperature. The VO2 lm, which changes its conductivity by four orders of magnitude across an insulator{metal transition, enables the switching by forming a resonant absorptive structure at high temperatures while being inactive at low temperatures. The fabricated metamaterial shows a modulation of the reflectivity levels of 58% at a frequency of 22.5 THz and 57% at a frequency of 34.5 THz. Chapter VI explains the W doped VO2 thin films synthesized by UN-SPACM. Morphology of the thin films was found to be consisting of globular and porous nanoparticles having size 20 nm. Transition temperature decreased with the addition of W. 1.8 at. %W doping in VO2 transition temperature has reduced upto 25 oC. It is noted that W-doping in the pro-cess of reducing the transition temperature, alters the local structure and also increases room temperature carrier concentration. The presence of W, as was seen in Chapter IV, altered V4+-V4+ bonds and introduced V3+. W was found to be in W6+ state suggesting W addition increased the carrier concentration. Hall Effect measurements suggested the increased carrier con-centration. The roughness of the synthesized films were very high for them to be of de-vice quality, despite encouraging results obtained by electrical measurements. Hence in order to further improve the smoothness and thereby the optical quality of thin films, Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) is employed. Chapter VII outlines the effect of processing parameters and post pro-cessing annealing on the semiconductor-metallic transition of VO2. Here in this chapter, the influence of substrate temperature on the SMT properties of VO2 is explored. At different substrate temperatures, the percentage of phase fraction of V in V3+, 4+ and V5+ differed. Besides, the morphology also varied with substrate temperatures. Similarly it is observed that with annealing the VO2 film deposited on glass substrates, SMT properties enhanced which was attributed to filling out of oxygen vacancies. Si based substrates and non-Si based substrates were used for depositing VO2 thin films by CVD. Their temperature coefficient of resistance and SMT properties were studied in order to understand their potential in bolometer and thermal to optical valve based applications. Chapter VIII involves the study of VO2 thin films for thermal to optical valves. ITO coated glass substrates were used for the purpose. Thin films were deposited by both UNSPACM and CVD. It was observed that the reflectivity pro les of the films synthesized by the above said methods were very different. Hence in the process of understanding the huge difference in the reflectivity pro les, classical harmonic oscillator, Lorentzian model was employed to t the experimental data at room temperature whereas Drude-Lorentzian model was used to t the data at higher temperature (at 100 oC- after transition). With this fitting plasma frequencies of the CVD films were calculated. It was observed that defect chemistry of films synthesized by these methods were different. In order to further improve the smoothness of the films, microwave method was proposed in Chapter IX. The preliminary results showed the presence of uniform spheres and 3 D hierarchical structures of VO2 consisting of nanorods. This was extended to deposit VO2 thin films on ITO. DSC and Infrared reflectance pro le of VO2 nanopowder suggested the phase transition. Chapter X summarizes the work done for the thesis and provides insights to the applications and to the future work. The work reported in this thesis has been carried out by the candidate as part of the Ph.D.program. She hopes that this would constitute a worth-while contribution towards development of VO2 thin film technology and its challenges for reliable infrared device applications.

Η παρούσα διατριβή μελετά τις δυνατότητες υπολογισμού του πεδίου ροής δύο λειτουργικών παραμέτρων συμπεριλαμβανομένων του εκπεμπόμενου θορύβου και των εκπεμπόμενων ρύπων. Εξετάζεται η αλληλεπίδραση της καύσης με το ρευστο-θερμοδυναμικό πεδίο και τις χημικές αντιδράσεις. Περιγράφονται συνοπτικά οι διέπουσες εξισώσεις, οι μέθοδοι και τα μοντέλα της τυρβώδους καύσης και επισημαίνονται τα πλεονεκτήματα του μοντέλου των μεγάλων δινών (LES) το οποίο επιλέχθηκε εδώ. Αναπτύσσεται ένας εύχρηστος, από την ρευστοδυναμική υπολογιστική μεθοδολογία, πολυβηματικός μηχανισμός για δύο καύσιμα άμεσου ενδιαφέροντος το μεθάνιο και το προπάνιο. Προτείνεται, δηλαδή, ένα απλοποιημένο χημικό σχήμα για την οξείδωση των βασικών καυσίμων το οποίο περιέχει τον σχηματισμό του NΟx και της παραγωγής καπναιθάλης. Μετά από ανάλυση του ρόλου της καύσης στην ακουστική διακρίνονται οι δύο χαρακτηριστικοί τύποι: του θορύβου τυρβώδους καύσης (βόμβος – roar) και του θορύβου από τις ταλαντώσεις της καύσης (combustion oscillation). Παρουσιάζεται η κυματική εξίσωση και εισάγεται η έννοια του θερμο-ακουστικού όρου ο οποίος είναι συνάρτηση της απελευθερωμένης θερμότητας (q) στην φλόγα και εμφανίζεται ως όρος πηγής στην βασική εξίσωση. Στη συνέχεια η φλόγα εξετάζεται ως αυτόνομος πηγή αλλά και ως ενισχυτής θορύβου. Με την προσέγγιση της Προσομοίωσης των Μεγάλων Δινών (Large Eddy Simulation, LES) αναπτύχθηκε μια μεθοδολογία υπολογισμού του θορύβου που εκπέμπεται από το μέτωπο τυρβωδών φλογών διάχυσης. Στο πλαίσιο της προτεινομένης μεθοδολογίας το αποτέλεσμα ήταν η ανάπτυξη ενός τρισδιάστατου προγνωστικού υπολογιστικού κώδικα. Στην συνέχεια υπολογίζεται το αεροθερμοδυναμικό τυρβώδες πεδίο ροής μέσω τελειοποίησης κωδίκων του Εργαστηρίου Τεχνικής Θερμοδυναμικής, των κωδίκων που αναπτύχθηκαν στο πλαίσιο της παρούσης εργασίας αλλά και του εμπορικού κώδικα Fluent. Η μεθοδολογία, που αναπτύχθηκε με την παρούσα ερευνητική εργασία, πιστοποιήθηκε μέσω μιας σειράς πρωτότυπων μετρήσεων, του εκπεμπόμενου θορύβου στις συρρέουσες, εφαπτόμενες και ανυψωμένες και ανακυκλοφορούσες (χαμηλού και υψηλού λόγου καυσίμου/αέρα) φλόγες, σε πρωτότυπες πειραματικές διατάξεις του Εργαστηρίου. Συγκεκριμένα διαμορφώθηκε ένας καινοτόμος αεροδυναμικός φλογοσυγκρατητής πολλαπλών εγχύσεων που διατηρεί μια πλούσια γκάμα φλογών με ιδιαίτερα χαμηλό λόγο καυσίμου/αέρα. Επιτεύχθηκαν πειραματικές μετρήσεις, του ορμικού και θερμοκρασιακού πεδίου διαφόρων μορφών τυρβωδών φλογών, συντάχθηκαν σχετικά διαγράμματα και υπολογίσθηκαν οι αρχικές και οριακές συνθήκες των πειραμάτων.
In the present work the calculation of two parameters, the radiated noise and pollutants are studied. The interaction between combustion, the aerothermodynamical field and the chemical reactions is studied. The equations, the methods and the models of turbulent combustion are described here and the advantages of the large eddy simulation model (LES) which has been chosen for this case, are marked. A multi-step chemistry mechanism is developed for two fuels of great interest: methane and propane. A simple chemical scheme for the oxidation of basic fuels which includes the formation of NOx and soot is suggested in the present work. After analyzing the role of combustion in the acoustics two types of noise are distinguished the turbulent combustion noise and the noise from combustion oscillation. The wave equation is presented and the definition of thermo acoustic term which is a function of the heat release q in flame and it appears as a source term in the basic equation. The flame is examined as an autonomous source as well as a noise amplifier. With the approach of large eddy simulation (LES) a methodology for the noise calculation is developed which noise is from the turbulent diffusion flame front. In the place of the suggested methodology the result was the development of a 3-D computational code. The turbulent aerothermodynamical flow field is computed by codes has been developed in the laboratory of technical thermodynamic and by the commercial code (fluent). The methodology, which has been developed in the present work, has been certificated through a series of original measurements of the emitted noise in coaxial, tangential and lifted flames in original experimentallayouts.