Turbulent Combustion & Flame Closure Modeling Workbench Swaminathan Lab Formulation

Multi-scale physics closures for hydrogen, MILD, and turbulent premixed gas turbine flames
Fuel & Operating Matrix
H2 Mole Fraction (X_H2) 0.30
Equivalence Ratio (φ) 0.65
Turbulence Intensity (u' / S_L) 3.50
Chamber Pressure (p, bar) 10.0 bar
Filtered Scalar Dissipation (Χ, s‾¹) 142.5 s⁻¹
Integral Length Scale Ratio (L / δ_L) 18.0
Turbulence-Chemistry Physics Framework: Formulated from Bray & Swaminathan (2011), Doan & Swaminathan (MILD DNS closures), Langella & Pitz unstrained-flamelet LES models, and Cambridge CARES high-pressure hydrogen stability data.
Combustion Regime (Borghi)
Thin Reaction Zones / Strained Flamelet
Kā > 1 & Da > 1 criterion
Turbulent Flame Speed Ratio
1.84
S_T / S_L closure model
Subgrid Scalar Variance
0.087
σ²_c LES subgrid unresolved fluctuation
MILD Autoignition Index
Distributed Ignition Fronts Active
Ignition vs flame front propagation
NOx Emission Index
2.4 g/kg (Suppressed Lean Premixed)
Thermal Zeldovich & prompt mechanism
Rayleigh Thermoacoustics
0.42 (Moderate Thermoacoustic Margin)
∫ p'q' dt coupling index
Borghi-Peters Combustion Diagram Operating Point Marked
Horizontal: Length scale ratio (L/δL). Vertical: Velocity fluctuation ratio (u'/SL).
Strained Flamelet & Subgrid PDF Reaction Rate Response
Filtered reaction rate Ωc versus reaction progress variable c across scalar dissipation Χ.
Turbulence-Chemistry Interaction Verification Matrix Real-time Analytical Engine

Calculated using high-pressure strained flamelet closure formulations pioneered by Prof. Swaminathan (Cambridge). Microscopic reaction rates and heat release rates are filtered across LES subgrid cells with modeled β-PDF variance.

Closure Parameter Dimension / Symbol Evaluated Value Physical Consequence & Stability
Combustion Regime Peters-Borghi Class Thin Reaction Zones / Strained Flamelet Kolmogorov eddies penetrate preheat zone; reaction sheet intact
Flame Speed Ratio ST / SL 1.84 Turbulence flame wrinkling dilatation factor accounted
Subgrid Variance σc2 0.087 LES resolved scalar energy dissipation equilibrium
MILD Combustion Mode Doan-Swaminathan Front Distributed Ignition Fronts Active Preheated reactants dilute thermal gradients; flameless behavior
NOx Emission Index EINOx (g/kg fuel) 2.4 g/kg (Suppressed Lean Premixed) Suppressed thermal peak via low flame temperature & lean dilution
Acoustic Stability Index Rayleigh Metric Margin 0.42 (Moderate Thermoacoustic Margin) Sub-critical heat-release-pressure phase synchronization
Enjoy this tool? Build your own with Super