Journal of Shenyang Aerospace University.
2022, 39(4):
10-18.
In order to illustrate the characteristics of combustion and emission in the dual fuel aero-engine, the combustion process in the combustor of an aero-engine which respectively burning kerosene and the mixed fuel including 50% kerosene and 50% methane were reaction kinetic simulated by adopting the reduced reaction mechanism of n-decane which was chosen as a surrogate fuel for kerosene. Furthermore, the characteristics of combustion and the main emissions formation of this aero-engine which respectively burning two different fuels were contrastive analyzed. The results show that, compared with the condition that the aero-engine burning kerosene, the flow distribution characteristics in a tube of the combustor is the same as the condition that the aero-engine burning 50% kerosene and 50% methane. However, the high temperature area in the main combustion zone is shorted, and the maximum temperature in the flame tube and the average temperature at the outlet of this flame tube are decreased by 15K and 11K, respectively. Moreover, compared with the condition that the aero-engine burning kerosene, the concentration field distribution characteristics of fuel is the same as the condition that the aero-engine burning 50% kerosene and 50% methane. However, the maximum concentration of fuel is increased, the maximum concentrations of C2H2, C2H4, C4H4 are decreased greatly, and the average concentrations of CO2 and CO at the outlet of this flame tube are decreased by 12% and 33%, respectively, but the average concentration of H2O is increased by 13%.