modelCombustionChamber

Combustion Chamber

Extends from BaseClasses.CombustionChamberBase (Combustion Chamber).

Information

This model extends the CombustionChamber Base model, with the definition of the gases.

In particular, the air inlet uses the Media.Air medium model, the fuel input uses the Media.NaturalGas medium model, and the flue gas outlet uses the Medium.FlueGas medium model.

The composition of the outgoing gas is determined by the mass balance of every component, taking into account the combustion reaction CH4+2O2--->2H2O+CO2.

The model assumes complete combustion, so that it is only valid if the oxygen flow at the air inlet is greater than the stoichiometric flow corresponding to the flow at the fuel inlet.

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
SI.VolumeV (from CombustionChamberBase)Inner volume
SI.AreaS (from CombustionChamberBase)0Inner surface
SI.CoefficientOfHeatTransfergamma (from CombustionChamberBase)0Heat Transfer Coefficient
SI.HeatCapacityCm (from CombustionChamberBase)0Metal Heat Capacity
SI.SpecificEnthalpyHH (from CombustionChamberBase)Lower Heating value of fuel
BooleanallowFlowReversal (from CombustionChamberBase)system.allowFlowReversal= true to allow flow reversal, false restricts to design direction
Initialisation
SI.TemperatureTmstart (from CombustionChamberBase)300Metal wall start temperature
Air.AbsolutePressurepstart (from CombustionChamberBase)101325Pressure start value
Air.TemperatureTstart (from CombustionChamberBase)300Temperature start value
Air.MassFraction[Exhaust.nX]Xstart (from CombustionChamberBase)Exhaust.reference_XStart flue gas composition
Choices.Init.OptionsinitOpt (from CombustionChamberBase)system.initOptInitialisation option
BooleannoInitialPressure (from CombustionChamberBase)falseRemove initial equation on pressure

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
FlangeAina (from CombustionChamberBase)inlet air
FlangeAinf (from CombustionChamberBase)inlet fuel
FlangeBout (from CombustionChamberBase)flue gas

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
ThermoPower.Systemsystem (from CombustionChamberBase)System wide properties
Exhaust.BasePropertiesfluegas (from CombustionChamberBase)
SI.MassM (from CombustionChamberBase)Gas total mass
SI.Mass[Exhaust.nXi]MX (from CombustionChamberBase)Partial flue gas masses
SI.InternalEnergyE (from CombustionChamberBase)Gas total energy
SI.TemperatureTm (from CombustionChamberBase)Wall temperature
Air.SpecificEnthalpyhia (from CombustionChamberBase)Air specific enthalpy
Fuel.SpecificEnthalpyhif (from CombustionChamberBase)Fuel specific enthalpy
Exhaust.SpecificEnthalpyho (from CombustionChamberBase)Outlet specific enthalpy
SI.PowerHR (from CombustionChamberBase)Heat rate
SI.TimeTr (from CombustionChamberBase)Residence time
RealwcombMolar Combustion rate (CH4)
SI.PerUnitlambdaStoichiometric ratio (>1 if air flow is greater than stoichiometric)

Revisions

  • 31 Jan 2005 by Francesco Casella:
    Combustion Chamber model restructured using inheritance.

    First release.