International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol.45, No.4, 3316-3326, 2020
Numerical investigation of turbulent combustion with hybrid enrichment by hydrogen and oxygen
In this study, the NG + H-2/air + O-2 turbulent flame is numerically investigated using the Computational Fluid Dynamics CFD code. The modulation of combustion and radiation is performed respectively by the Eddy Dissipation Model and the Discrete Ordinate Model. The turbulence modeling is carried out by Shear Stress Transport (SST/k-omega) turbulence model. The H-2 amount in the fuel mixture varies under constant volumetric fuel flow between 0 and 60% and the oxidant is composed by 80% air and 20% pure oxygen. The results obtained show the hydrogen addition to Natural Gas improves the mixing between the reactants, reduces their residence time and reduces the length and thickness of the flame. On the other hand, the hydrogen enrichment minimizes the CO2 and CO production and increases the NO. level. (C) 2019 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords:NG+H-2/air+O-2 turbulent flame;Eddy dissipation model;(SST) k-omega turbulence model;Hydrogen enrichment