DCE TEST MATRIX - Bottle 6

Droplet Combustion Modeling Results


Prof. Frederick L. Dryer
Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
D-316 Engineering Quadrangle
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544

(609) 258-5206; Fax: (609) 258-1939
e-mail: fldryer@phoenix.princeton.edu

Bottle 6 Conditions

Conditions and Test Points Simulated:

Ox. Environment
Pressure
Test Point Numbers
60% He / 40% O2
0.50 Atm
D504015A, D504030A, D504050A

Bottle 6 Simulation Results


The following is a summary of simulation results for 3 different initial diameters for the conditions of Bottle 6. Burning rate and flame temperature are compared at time/(initial diameter)^2 = 0.125.

Test Point No.
Diameter
Burning Rate [mm2/s]
Flame Temp [K]
Burn Time [sec]
Extinction Diameter [microns]
D504015A
1.5 mm
1.45
2263
xxx
xxx
D504030A
3.0 mm
1.27
1949
7.46 sec
100 micron
D504050A
5.0 mm
1.07
1726
25.1 sec
234 micron

Simultation Results - Figures


The following is a plot of diameter-sqaured vs. normalized time for Bottle 6 test cases D504015A, D504030A, and D504050A.

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Last updated: June 11, 1997