Reacting Flows

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)
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

  • 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.

  • Filename: Condition_[case number] Axial_Position [distance from inlet]mm_Mean_And Variances.csv

  • Data format

  • Averaged data

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Data format

  • Velocity reduced moments

  • Surface temperature data: Bluff body surface temperatures are available as a function of radial position Filename: radial_profile_SwB[case number]

  • Data format

  • Temperature data

Cite as

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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