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1 Introduction
Swirling jets are used as a means of
controlling flames in combustion chambers
and are used in many industrial applications:
among these, cyclone separators and
industrial burners [1, 2]. The aerodynamics of
swirling turbulent jets combine the
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2 Modelling
The specific analyses reported in this
paper have been focused on the fluid-dynamic
aspect of the swirling flow, avoiding thermal
characterization in this preliminary phase of
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(ui ) u = p
+ i ( + T ) u + F
iu = 0
(ui ) k =
(ui ) = c
ui
+ i + T
x j
k
/ k ij
ij
ui
c 1 2 / k + i + T
x j
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3 Results
In this section results are presented and
discussed analyzing a set of pictures, obtained
by exploiting Femlab graphic post-processing
utilities.
Figs. 5 and 6 show velocity fields evaluated in
several cross-sections of the model (fig. 5),
and in a longitudinal one (fig. 6), respectively.
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References
[1]
G.
Solero,
Experimental
characterization of the isothermal mixing
process in a model of a natural gas swirl
combustor, 50th Congresso Nazionale
ATI, 1995.
[2] R. Hillemans, B. Lenze, W. Leuchel,
Flame
stabilisation
and
turbulent
exchange in strongly swirling natural gas
flames, 21st International Symposium of
combustion, 1986.
[3] W. Fick, T. ODoherty, A. J. Griffiths
and N. Syred, Thermal characterization of
Swirl burners, Proceeding of Energy and
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