Numerical modeling of subsonic axisymmetric reacting gas flows

Abstract

A numerical algorithm is developed and implemented for modelling axisymmetric subsonic reacting gas flows based on a previously created program for plane flows. The system of Navier-Stokes equations in the low Mach number limit is used as a mathematical model. Calculations of ethane pyrolysis for axisymmetric and plane flow of mixture at heat supply from the reactor’s walls are carried out. Through the interplay of the developed code and the code for plane flows it becomes possible to identify the geometric factor role at the presence of a large number of nonlinear physicochemical processes. We found that diffusion of synthesized molecular hydrogen mainly influences heat supply from the reactor’s walls to gas and pyrolysis products distribution along its length.