Premixed Combustion Characteristics of Hydrogen/Air in a Micro-Cylindrical Combustor with Double Ribs

Yi Ma (), Wenhua Yuan, Shaomin Zhao and Hongru Fang
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Yi Ma: School of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang 422000, China
Wenhua Yuan: School of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang 422000, China
Shaomin Zhao: School of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Shaoyang University, Shaoyang 422000, China
Hongru Fang: School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 20, 1-21

Abstract: Hydrogen is a promising zero-carbon fuel, and its application in the micro-combustor can promote carbon reduction. The structural design of micro-combustors is crucial for combustion characteristics and thermal performance improvement. This study investigates the premixed combustion characteristics of hydrogen/air in a micro-cylindrical combustor with double ribs, using an orthogonal design method to assess the impact of various geometric parameters on thermal performance. The results indicate that the impact of rib height, rib position, and inclined angle is greater than rib width and their interactions, while their influence decreases in that order. Increased rib height improves mean wall temperature and exergy efficiency due to an expanded recirculation region and increased flame–wall contact, but negatively affects temperature uniformity and combustion efficiency. Although double ribs enhance performance, placing them too close may reduce heat transfer due to the low-temperature region between the ribs. When the double ribs are positioned at the axial third equinoxes of the micro-combustor, the highest mean wall temperature is achieved. Meanwhile, with a rib height of 0.3 and an inclined angle of 45°, the micro-combustor achieves optimal thermal performance, with the mean wall temperature increasing by 61.32 K.

Keywords: micro-combustor; hydrogen/air combustion; double ribs; exergy efficiency; wall temperature (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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