The characteristic flame and flow modes of a double concentric type of
combustor possessing a central air jet and an annular propane gas are
experimentally studied. Subject to the effects of the gravitational,
inertial, and pressure forces, the cold flow is classified into three
primary patterns: annular fountain unstable fountain, and recirculatio
n bubble flows. Using direct and schlieren photography techniques, the
flames in the velocity domain of annulus and central jets are systema
tically classified into several characteristic modes. At low central j
et velocity, a central flame enclosed in a annular diffusion flame mig
ht exist. At high central jet velocity, only the annular flames exist.
The existence of the central flame dominates the flame and flow behav
iors at low central jet velocity. The interaction between the central
jet and the recirculation bubble in the near wake region dominates the
flame characteristics at high central jet velocity. The interaction b
etween the flame behavior and the how patterns in each characteristic
mode is comprehensively discussed. The temperature profiles are probed
by a fine-wire thermocouple. The radial temperature profiles for each
characteristic flame mode at various levels are presented to show the
thermal structures. Copyright (C) 1997 by The Combustion Institute