The effect of the electric field on laminar nonpremixed counterflow propane flames was analyzed computationally. The computations were conducted using ANSYS fluent platform associated with a detailed kinetic mechanism. The mechanism was supplemented with a set of three reactions accounting for the consumption/production of three chemi-ions. It was established that the position of the flame could be only controlled through altering the intensity of the applied electric field. The effect of the applied electric field was included within the reactive flow equations via introducing two distinct terms: a body force term that accounts for the electric field effects on the momentum of the reactive mixture, and an extra diffusion term that accounts for the mobility charged species, namely ambipolar diffusion. This study clearly shows that electric force provides a potential for controlling the location of propane flames without affecting their structure.
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Electric Manipulation of Laminar Nonpremixed Counterflow Propane Flames
Ahmad M. Y. AL-Naeemy,
Ahmad M. Y. AL-Naeemy
Department of Aerospace Engineering,
Khalifa University,
Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE
e-mail: 100035198@kustar.ac.ae
Khalifa University,
Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE
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Abdul Rahman D. Farraj,
Abdul Rahman D. Farraj
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Khalifa University,
Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE
e-mail: adul.farraj@kustar.ac.ae
Khalifa University,
Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE
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Dimitrios C. Kyritsis,
Dimitrios C. Kyritsis
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Khalifa University,
Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE
e-mail: dimitrios.kyritsis@kustar.ac.ae
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Khalifa University,
Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE
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Ashraf N. Al-Khateeb
Ashraf N. Al-Khateeb
Department of Aerospace Engineering,
Khalifa University,
Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE
e-mail: ashraf.alkhateeb@kustar.ac.ae
Khalifa University,
Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE
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Ahmad M. Y. AL-Naeemy
Department of Aerospace Engineering,
Khalifa University,
Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE
e-mail: 100035198@kustar.ac.ae
Khalifa University,
Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE
e-mail: 100035198@kustar.ac.ae
Abdul Rahman D. Farraj
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Khalifa University,
Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE
e-mail: adul.farraj@kustar.ac.ae
Khalifa University,
Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE
e-mail: adul.farraj@kustar.ac.ae
Dimitrios C. Kyritsis
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Khalifa University,
Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE
e-mail: dimitrios.kyritsis@kustar.ac.ae
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Khalifa University,
Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE
e-mail: dimitrios.kyritsis@kustar.ac.ae
Ashraf N. Al-Khateeb
Department of Aerospace Engineering,
Khalifa University,
Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE
e-mail: ashraf.alkhateeb@kustar.ac.ae
Khalifa University,
Abu Dhabi 127788, UAE
e-mail: ashraf.alkhateeb@kustar.ac.ae
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Contributed by the Heat Transfer Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS. Manuscript received June 1, 2016; final manuscript received October 31, 2016; published online April 11, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Ziad Saghir.
J. Thermal Sci. Eng. Appl. Sep 2017, 9(3): 031013 (6 pages)
Published Online: April 11, 2017
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Received:
June 1, 2016
Revised:
October 31, 2016
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AL-Naeemy, A. M. Y., Farraj, A. R. D., Kyritsis, D. C., and Al-Khateeb, A. N. (April 11, 2017). "Electric Manipulation of Laminar Nonpremixed Counterflow Propane Flames." ASME. J. Thermal Sci. Eng. Appl. September 2017; 9(3): 031013. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4035941
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