Kamel, M., F. Owis, M. Idres, and A. Hashem, "Numerical Simulation of Supersonic and Turbulent Combustion with Transverse Sonic Fuel Injection", International Journal of Engineering Systems Modelling and Simulation, In Press. AbstractWebsite

Complicated interacting flow features such as shock-wave, boundary-layer and shock induced combustion are simulated numerically in the current study to investigate the effect of the transverse sonic fuel injection on the air-fuel mixing and flame stabilization. The flow is modeled using the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stocks equations (RANS), where chemical kinetics model is employed to compute the finite rates of chemical reactions. Turbulence is modeled using the Baldwin-Lomax algebraic model. Finite-volume scheme is applied where the convective fluxes are discretized by second order accurate Roe's scheme using MUSCL approach. Second order accurate Runge-Kutta method is used for the time-integration. Turbulent and chemically-reacting supersonic flow of hydrogen-air mixture over a ramp is simulated and the results show good agreement with the experimental data and the published numerical simulations In addition, air-hydrogen flow is studied in a single strut scramjet engine, where mixing and flame holding processes are carried out using fuel transverse sonic injection.

Kamel, M., F. Owis, M. Idres, and A. Hashem, "Numerical Simulation and Validation of High-Speed Turbulent and Chemically-Reacting Flows", International Journal of Engineering Systems Modelling and Simulation, In Press. AbstractWebsite

Mixing and combustion processes in scramjet engines involve complicated aerothermochemical features such as interactions between shock-waves and boundary-layer, shock induced-combustion and recirculation zones. In this study, a numerical solver is developed and validated to be an efficient future design tool capable of simulating these complicated flow features of supersonic combustors. The flow is solved based on the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stocks equations (RANS), beside a chemical kinetics model for the computation the reactions finite rates. Finite-volume scheme is used where the convective fluxes are discretized by Roes scheme using MUSCL approach. And, the diffusive fluxes are centrally discretized. Point-implicit Runge-Kutta method is applied for time integration. For the code validation, several test cases are to monitor the code ability to solve for the different diffusive and turbulent fluxes, and the chemical source term. In addition, the code is validated by resolving the transverse sonic injection into supersonic air flow in case of Helium injection from a flat plate, and the case of Hydrogen injection in single-strut scramjet engine. The effect of this injection technique in mixing and flame-holding is demonstrated. The results show good agreement with the previous numerical and experimental investigations. And, the numerical simulator proves its accuracy and robustness.

Kamel, M., F. Owis, M. Idres, and A. Hashem, Towards a Numerical Simulation of Supersonic Mixing & Combustion: Development & Validation of a Computational Solver for Two-Dimensional Compressible Chemically-Reacting Turbulent Flows, : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2013. AbstractWebsite

The design and off-design studies of the hypersonic air-breathing engines face many challenges, due to the complexity of their internal flows. The mixing and combustion processes in Supersonic-Combustion Ramjet (scramjet) engines involve complicated aerothermochemical features, such as: the interactions between shock-waves and boundary-layer, the shock induced-combustion and the recirculation zones. In this study, a numerical solver is developed and validated to be an efficient design tool capable of simulating these complicated flow features of the supersonic combustors. For the code validation, several test cases are considered to monitor the code ability to solve for the diffusive and turbulent fluxes, and the chemical source term. In addition, the code is validated by resolving the transverse sonic injection into supersonic air flow in the case of Helium injection from a flat plate, and in the case of Hydrogen injection in a single-strut scramjet engine. The effectiveness of this injection technique in mixing and flame-holding is demonstrated. The results show good agreement with the previous numerical and experimental investigations, and prove the simulator's accuracy.

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