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Elghobashi, S.

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NASA NTRS1992

Direct simulation of particle dispersion in a decaying isotropic turbulence

Results of a numerical investigation of the dispersion of solid particles in decaying isotropic turbulence are presented. The 3D time-dependent velocity field of a homogeneous nonstationary turbulence is computed using the method of direct numerical simulation (DNS). The dispersion characteristics of three different solid particles (corn, copper, and glass) injected in the flow are obtained by integrating the complete equation of particle motion along the instantaneous trajectories of 22-cubed particles for each particle type, and then by performing ensemble averaging. Good agreement was achieved between the present DNS results and the measured time development of the mean-square displacement of the particles. Questions of how and why the dispersion statistics of a solid particle differ from those of its corresponding fluid point and surrounding fluid and what influences inertia and gravity have on these statistics are also discussed.

Elghobashi, S.↗
NASA NTRS1985

Corrosive Effects of Burning Fuels

Literature synthesized to develop corrosion predictions for unconventional fuels. Report presents studies of probable corrosive effects of such unconventional fuels as liquefied coal. Report prepared by analyzing probable composition of fuels when they come into wide use, identifying important compounds, and searching literature for information about corrosion problems associated with compounds in environments like those in industrial and commercial boilers and furnaces.

Bellan, J.↗
NASA NTRS1984

A two-equation turbulence model for two-phase jets

A recently-developed two-equation turbulence model for two-phase flows (Elghobashi and Abou-Arab, 1983) is tested for the flow of a turbulent axisymmetric gaseous jet laden with spherical solid particles of uniform size. The agreement between the predictions of experimental data is good.

Elghobashi, S.↗
NASA NTRS1977

Prediction of hydrodynamics and chemistry of confined turbulent methane-air flames with attention to formation of oxides of nitrogen

A formulation of the governing partial differential equations for fluid flow and reacting chemical species in a tubular combustor is presented. A numerical procedure for the solution of the governing differential equations is described, and models for chemical equilibrium and chemical kinetics calculations are presented. The chemical equilibrium model is used to characterize the hydrocarbon reactions. The chemical kinetics model is used to predict the concentrations of the oxides of nitrogen. The combustor consists of a cylindrical duct of varying cross sections with concentric streams of gaseous fuel and air entering the duct at one end. Four sample cases with specified inlet and boundary conditions are considered, and the results are discussed

Elghobashi, S.↗
NASA NTRS1974

Effect of gravity on methane-air combustion

Analytical and numerical techniques dealing with the theoretical description of the influence of zero and reduced gravitational acceleration on diffusion flames, with a view to improving understanding of fires in space vehicles, were developed in support of experimental work performed in this area. This was done in order to confirm qualitative understanding of the process, to determine the quantitative accuracy of numerical predictions, and to establish a mathematical model of the process for subsequent use as a predictive and exploratory tool. The following results were accomplished: (1) derivation of differential equations and boundary conditions describing the system, (2) details of the computations, using a FORTRAN computer program, for calculating the flow and heat and mass transfer in two dimensions (both steady and unsteady). It was shown that the experimental behavior can be reproduced with fair accuracy, provided that the time step is sufficiently short.

Elghobashi, S.↗