Numerical investigation into the impact of operating boundary conditions on NOx formation in hydrogen micromix combustion system

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dc.contributor.authorSingh, Gaurav
dc.contributor.authorZghal, Malika
dc.contributor.authorSun, Xiaoxiao
dc.contributor.authorGauthier, Pierre
dc.contributor.authorSethi, Vishal
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-04T11:36:00Z
dc.date.available2023-10-04T11:36:00Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-28
dc.description.abstractHydrogen micromix combustion is a promising technology for achieving zero mission-level carbon emissions with ultra-low NOx potential. A reduced-order NOx emissions prediction model is essential for preliminary hydrogen engine cycle design space exploration and optimization studies. Hence, this paper investigates the influence of key operating conditions, including equivalence ratio (ϕ), combustor inlet temperature (T3) and pressure (P3) on NOx emissions in a hydrogen micromix combustion. The assessments were performed using steady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) simulations with thermal NOx model at various power conditions representative of the aircraft mission. The RANS model constants were calibrated against Large Eddy Simulations (LES) conducted previously by the group. The comprehensive numerical database was developed from these assessments to derive a NOx emissions correlation as a function of the operating conditions defined above. The study demonstrates that the LES-calibrated RANS models can predict NOx emissions trends, which agrees with the known physics of NOx formation. When experimental data is not yet available, the resulting correlation can be used at the preliminary stage of the design process to identify low NOx engine cycles that merit (more resource-intensive) higher fidelity numerical simulations or experiments. The methodology is flexible and extensible and may be applied to future low-emissions hydrogen combustion technologies.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationSingh G, Zghal M, Sun X, et al., (2023) Numerical investigation into the impact of operating boundary conditions on NOx formation in hydrogen micromix combustion system. In: ASME Turbo Expo 2023: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, 26-30 June 2023, Boston, USA. Volume 2: Ceramics and Ceramic Composites; Coal, Biomass, Hydrogen, and Alternative Fuels, Paper number GT2023-103111en_UK
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-7918-8694-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1115/GT2023-103111
dc.identifier.urihttps://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/GT/proceedings/GT2023/86946/V002T03A019/1167776
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/20326
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineersen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectCFDen_UK
dc.subjectHydrogenen_UK
dc.subjectHydrogen Micromixen_UK
dc.subjectMomentum Flux Ratioen_UK
dc.subjectNOx Correlationen_UK
dc.subjectLow Emissionen_UK
dc.titleNumerical investigation into the impact of operating boundary conditions on NOx formation in hydrogen micromix combustion systemen_UK
dc.typeConference paperen_UK

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