Investigation on Reaction Flow Field of Low Emission TAPS Combustors

Abstract:

A twin annular premixing swirler (TAPS) combustor model of low emissions was developed in this study. And computational studies on combustion process in the combustor model were carried out. Standard k-ε Turbulence Model, PDF non-premixed combustion model, Zeldovich thermal NOx formation model and DPM two-phase model were employed. The distributions of some key performance parameters such as gas temperature, flow velocity, concentrations of NOx and CO emissions were obtained and analyzed. At the same time, combustion mechanics inside the TAPS combustor model were investigated. The computational results indicated that the TAPS combustor employed in this study does a better job of improving key combustion performances such as combustion efficiency, total pressure recovery and outlet temperature distribution factor, and reducing NOx and CO emissions at the same time.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 694)
• Pages: 45-48
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.694.45
• Online since: November 2014
• Authors: Qun Zhang, Hua Sheng Xu, Tao Gui, Shun Li Sun, Yue Wu, Dong Bo Yan
• Keywords: Combustor, Emission, Simulation, Twin Annular Premixing Swirler (TAPS)

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