Theoretical analysis of superadiabatic combustion for non-stationary filtration combustion by excess enthalpy function

Abstract

The superadiabatic combustion for non-stationary filtration combustion is analytically studied. The non-dimensional excess enthalpy function ( H ) equation is theoretically derived based on a one-dimensional, two-temperature model. In contrast to the H equation for the stationary filtration combustion, a new term, which takes into account the effect of non-dimensional combustion wave speed, is included in the H equation for transient filtration combustion. The governing equations with boundary conditions are solved by commercial software Fluent. The predictions show that the maximum non-dimensional gas and solid temperatures in the flame zone are greater than 3 for equivalence ratio of 0.15. An examination of the four source terms in the H equation indicates that the thermal conductivity ratio ( Γ s ) between the solid and gas phases is the dominant one among the four terms and basically determines H distribution. For lean premixed combustion in porous media, the superadiabatic combustion effect is more pronounced for the lower Γ s .