Cambridge-Sandia Swirl Burner
The Cambridge-Sandia Swirl burner (SwB) was used in a number of experiments on combustion in stratified flows. A full description of the experimental set up can be found in the relevant papers.
Geometry
The burner consists of three concentric tubes, the inner one capped by a ceramic bluff-body. The inner and outer channels are fed by separate flow meters with given equivalence ratios.The outer mixture can be split between a tangential or axial inlet, leading to variable swirl. An outer, low velocity flow surrounds the burner.
Plan view
Top view
Operating conditions
Case | SFR | phi (inner) | phi (outer) |
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1 | 0 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
2 | 0.23 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
3 | 0.33 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
5 | 0 | 1.00 | 0.50 |
6 | 0.25 | 1.00 | 0.50 |
7 | 0.33 | 1.00 | 0.50 |
9 | 0 | 1.125 | 0.375 |
10 | 0.25 | 1.125 | 0.375 |
11 | 0.33 | 1.125 | 0.375 |
Datasets
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Scalar data: The data is provided in simple text format, as described in the tables below. Zip files contain the dataset for all operating conditions.
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Filename: Condition_[case number] Axial_Position [distance from inlet]mm_Mean_And Variances.csv
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Velocity data - LDA: All mean and RMS for the LDA results are given as reduced moments of velocities in the two directions as text files. Z is the axial position, with velocity components U, V and W for the radial, axial and tangential velocities, respectively.
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Filenames: [c]SwB[case number] z[axial position in mm] [velocity i][velocity j]_MeanAndRMS.txt
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Velocity data - 2D PIV: All mean and RMS for the PIV results are given as reduced moments of velocities in the two directions as text files.
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Surface temperature data: Bluff body surface temperatures are available as a function of radial position Filename: radial_profile_SwB[case number]
Cite as
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Zhou, R. and Balusamy, S. and Sweeney, M. S. and Barlow, R. S. and Hochgreb, S. (2013), “Flow field measurements of a series of turbulent premixed and stratified methane/air flames”, Combustion and Flame 160(10):2017–2028. doi:10.1016/j.proci.2014.05.029
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Sweeney, M. S. , Hochgreb, S. , Dunn, M. J. and Barlow, R. S. (2012). The structure of turbulent stratified and premixed methane/air flames II: Swirling flows, Combustion and Flame, 159(9):2912–2929. doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2012.05.014
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Sweeney, M. S., Hochgreb, S. , Dunn, M. J. and Barlow, R. S. (2012), “The structure of turbulent stratified and premixed methane/air flames I: Non-swirling flows”, Combustion and Flame, 159(9):2896–2911. doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2012.06.001
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Euler, M. , Zhou, R. , Hochgreb, S. and Dreizler, A. (2014),“Temperature measurements of the bluff body surface of a Swirl Burner using phosphor thermometry”, Combustion and Flame 161(11): 2842–2848. `doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2014.05.006