An LES analysis of industrial flare performance under high wind conditions

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P ad m ab h u sh an a Desam, Sta> after Oberkampf & Trucano, Sandia National Labs C o m p lete S y stem h e a t f tu x & e m i s s i o n s f r o m in d u strial fla r e s S u b sy ? tem C a s e s plum e v e lo c ity h e a t flu x & em m issions p lu m e s h a p e B enchi lark C ases b u o y a n c y d riv en fla m es ( lik e T N F d a t a ) S an d ia TNF F la m e s U n it P r o b le m s CFD a lg o rith m su b g rid tu rb u len ce re a c tio n m odel m ix i n g m odel rad iatio n m odel | la m i n a r flo w w ith | c om plex g eo m etry C o m p lete S y stem Flare S h a p e Data f la r e w in d o b s e r v e v s. f la r e i m a g e s d y n a m i c s m o m . (v a lid a te w tu n n e l ra tio s h a p e o f f la r e s c r o s s w in d ) unit Problems | la m i n a r flo w w ith | c om plex g eo m etry CFD a lg o rith m K in e tic M e c h a n is m s I 1 L E S g a s p h a s e chem ical kinetic m o d el 1 H 1 Bj so o t m odel ( w i th o p t i c a l p r o p e r t i e s ) I I s im u la tio n t J o h n s o n & K ostiuk, C o m b . & F lam e, 123: 189-200(2000) K\ ■ * short exposure photograph long exposure photograph \ C a se A: J e t vel = 2.07 m/s Wind vel = 0.7 m/s R = 5.29 C a s e O : J e t Vel = 2.09 m/s Wind vel = 4.09 m/s R = 0.15 Complete System h c a tfk i J plum e velocity - A lberta S o u r G a s Flares am pi. fu ll s c a l e lid a r c o m p o s itio n d a t a v id e o o f f la r e K in e tic M e c h a n is m s so o t m odel ( w i th o p t i c a l p r o p e r t i e s ) A lb e r ta R e s e a r c h s o u r g a s flare C o u n c il (A llan C h a m b e r s ) A lb e r ta (A llan C h a m b e r s ) s o u r g a s flare (A llan C h a m b e r s ) D o m a in S ize R u n T im e: S im u la tio n T im e: R e a c tio n M odel M ix in g M o d e l C h e m . M ech C o u n c il s o u r g a s flare M e sh R e so lu tio n C o m p u ter: R e s e a r c h L L N L - f r o s t (IB M S P ) 48 hours on 320 p ro cesso rs 5 .9 s o f s im u la tio n tim e s te a d y lam in ar fla m e le ts PDF (c lip p e d g a u s s la n ) REI m e c h a n i s m w i t h s u l f u r (69 s p e c ie s , 7 7 4 re a c tio n s} A l b e r t a R e s e a r c h s o u r g a s flare D o m a in S ize: M e sh R e so lu tio n : C o m p u ter: R u n T im e: S im u la tio n rim e : R e a c t i o n M o d el: M ixing M o d e l: C h e m . M ech: 300x210x96 L L N L - f r o s t (IB M S P ) 48 ho u rs on 320 p ro ce sso rs 5 .9 s o f s im u la tio n tim e s te a d y lam in ar fla m e le ts PD F (clip p ed g a u s s la n ) REI m e c h a n i s m w i t h s u l f u r (6 9 s p e c ie s , 7 7 4 re a c tio n s} R e s e a r c h s o u r g a s flare D o m a in S ize: C o m p u ter: R u n T im e: S im u la tio n rim e : R e a c t i o n M o d el: M ixing M o d e l: C h e m . M ech: (A llan C h a m b e r s ) 2 5 .0 m x 1 7 .5 m x 8 .0 m A lb e r ta M e sh R e so lu tio n : C o u n c i l 2 5 .0 m x 1 7 .5 m x 8 .0 m 300x210x96 L L N L - f r o s t (IB M S P ) 48 ho u rs on 320 p ro ce sso rs 5 .9 s o f s im u la tio n tim e s te a d y lam in ar fla m e le ts PD F (clip p ed g a u s s la n ) REI m e c h a n i s m w i t h s u l f u r (69 s p e c ie s , 774 re a c tio n s) C o u n c il (A llan C h a m b e r s ) e f f e c t o f h i g h w i n d s p e e d i n c r e a s e d c o m b u s tio n stab ility ("w a k e s t a b i l i z e d " ) e f f e c t o f h ig h w in d s p e e d i n c r e a s e d c o m b u s tio n stab ility ("w a k e s t a b i l i z e d " ) 1 .0 0 Combustion Efficiency : 4 B P R W 1 r 0 .9 5 0 .9 0 0 .3 5 Ret RftittinnEjjl*ifmy•>(IniuMritlthirds T h e P i r y v t f ii r » ! th e P tt \f. I (i V v h i l , II C' Davit, P I I W Koftiufc. J II. IN*hl. K I Schwartz. S k V«clKr)!. VI 0 .8 0 Mroshor aikl P M W alsh < orobuxtion ( .iiuib •• V V oncom cf, B e . V p ic ro lv r 2 0 0 J 0 .7 5 101 102 1fr' 10° 10' 103 < p V V ( P v x ,™ < 10! 10* 10s 10f d ec rea sed co m b u stio n efficien cy L E S & f la r e p e r f o r m a n c e - LES re s o lv e s large s c a l e d y n a m ic s validation in fra stru c tu re => se e k in g q uantitative predictability - co m b u stio n inefficiency u n d e r high wind a f l a m e extinction by c ro s s w in d in d u c e d strain - f la r e p e rf o rm a n c e scaling =>s im u la tio n