Numerical Simulation of Hydrodynamic and Thermodiffusive Instabilities in Hydrogen-Poor Premixed Flames
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Laboratory for Combustion and Thermal Systems Engineering
Propulsion Systems
Currently, research is being disseminated into the production of electrofuels (or e-fuels) in which the entire chain begins with water and electrical energy from a renewable source, primarily producing hydrogen. Hydrogen presents itself as a way out of using fossil fuels as it can generate energy without the production of carbon dioxide and toxic gases. However, in particular, H2 has the tendency to generate instabilities during combustion. Such instabilities are responsible for altering the local burning rate and heat generation, producing chaotic behavior in the flame propagation area. This effect, on the one hand, can increase the propagation speed of the flame, but on the other, it can result in operational and mechanical problems in internal combustion engines (for cars) and mainly in gas turbines (for airplanes). Therefore, studies are being developed in order to, firstly, understand the mechanism of formation of these instabilities and, subsequently, create numerical models capable of predicting how they interact during the combustion process in the devices.