34 research outputs found
Intrinsic disturbed flame equations and stretched premixed flamelet model : two descriptions of premixed flame-flow interaction
Over the last few years, two new descriptions of flame-flow interaction have been developed independently, viz. the âIntrinsic Disturbed Flame Equationsâ (IDFE) and âStretched Premixed Flamelet Modelâ (SPFM). Both descriptions employ a coordinate system attached to the flame. The conservation equations for a premixed flame are rewritten in this coordinate system, eventually resulting in a quasi one-dimensional system. We present applications in theory, numerics and data analysis. This includes burning velocity relations, stability and predictions of a triple flame. The description seems promising for turbulent combustion modellin
Note on invariant properties of a quantum system placed into thermodynamic environment
The analysis conducted in this work indicates that interactions of a CP-violating (and CPT-preserving) quantum system with a thermodynamic environment can produce the impression of a CPT violation in the system. This conclusion is reasonably consistent with the results reported for decays of neutral K-mesons
Lattice QCD Simulations in External Background Fields
We discuss recent results and future prospects regarding the investigation,
by lattice simulations, of the non-perturbative properties of QCD and of its
phase diagram in presence of magnetic or chromomagnetic background fields.
After a brief introduction to the formulation of lattice QCD in presence of
external fields, we focus on studies regarding the effects of external fields
on chiral symmetry breaking, on its restoration at finite temperature and on
deconfinement. We conclude with a few comments regarding the effects of
electromagnetic background fields on gluodynamics.Comment: 31 pages, 10 figures, minor changes and references added. To appear
in Lect. Notes Phys. "Strongly interacting matter in magnetic fields"
(Springer), edited by D. Kharzeev, K. Landsteiner, A. Schmitt, H.-U. Ye
Magnetic Catalysis: A Review
We give an overview of the magnetic catalysis phenomenon. In the framework of
quantum field theory, magnetic catalysis is broadly defined as an enhancement
of dynamical symmetry breaking by an external magnetic field. We start from a
brief discussion of spontaneous symmetry breaking and the role of a magnetic
field in its a dynamics. This is followed by a detailed presentation of the
essential features of the phenomenon. In particular, we emphasize that the
dimensional reduction plays a profound role in the pairing dynamics in a
magnetic field. Using the general nature of underlying physics and its
robustness with respect to interaction types and model content, we argue that
magnetic catalysis is a universal and model-independent phenomenon. In support
of this claim, we show how magnetic catalysis is realized in various models
with short-range and long-range interactions. We argue that the general nature
of the phenomenon implies a wide range of potential applications: from certain
types of solid state systems to models in cosmology, particle and nuclear
physics. We finish the review with general remarks about magnetic catalysis and
an outlook for future research.Comment: 37 pages, to appear in Lect. Notes Phys. "Strongly interacting matter
in magnetic fields" (Springer), edited by D. Kharzeev, K. Landsteiner, A.
Schmitt, H.-U. Yee. Version 2: references adde
Analysis of turbulence and surface growth models on the estimation of soot level in ethylene non-premixed flames
Soot prediction in a combustion system has become a subject of attention, as many factors influence its accuracy. An accurate temperature prediction will likely yield better soot predictions, since the inception, growth and destruction of the soot are affected by the temperature. This paper reported the study on the influences of turbulence closure and surface growth models on the prediction of soot levels in turbulent flames. The results demonstrated that a substantial distinction was observed in terms of temperature predictions derived using the k-Δ and the Reynolds stress models, for the two ethylene flames studied here amongst the four types of surface growth rate model investigated, the assumption of the soot surface growth rate proportional to the particle number density, but independent on the surface area of soot particles, Æ(As) = ÏNs , yields in closest agreement with the radial data. Without any adjustment to the constants in the surface growth term, other approaches where the surface growth directly proportional to the surface area and square root of surface area, Æ(As) = As and Æ(As) = âAs, result in an under- prediction of soot volume fraction. These results suggest that predictions of soot volume fraction are sensitive to the modelling of surface growth
On simulating scalar transport by mixing between Lagrangian particles
Lagrangian particles with mixing can be used as direct numerical simulations (DNS), large eddy simulations (LES), or filtered density function (FDF) methods depending on conditions of the simulations. We estimate major parameters associated with the DNS, LES, and FDF regimes and demonstrate that, under certain conditions specified in the paper, simulations using different mixing models approach the DNS limit. (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics
Near-axis asymptote of the bathtub-type inviscid vortical flows
The near-axis asymptotic behavior of a vortical, laminar, bathtub-type flow is analyzed for large values of the Reynolds number. It is shown that only two exponents α=2 and α=4/3 can be expected for the near-axis inviscid asymptote of a given stream function