DIFFUSION COMBUSTION OF A HYDROGEN MICROJET, OUTFLOWING FROM A CURVLINEAR CHANNEL

The presented work examines the combustion of a hydrogen microjet flowing from a curved channel with a round micronozzle. Jet flows that are generated using rectilinear and curved channels differ in that in the second case, Dean vortices make a noticeable contribution to the formation of the jet and its combustion. The interaction of the latter with Kelvin–Helmholtz vortices, the formation of which is typical for flows with a velocity shift, causes changes in combustion characteristics. They include spatial distortions of the laminar flame zone near the nozzle exit, the area of turbulent combustion downstream, as well as the turbulent flame in the conditions of its separation from the nozzle exit and the cessation of laminar combustion in the initial section of the flow. The results of these studies provide an opportunity to better understand the combustion features of hydrogen microjets under conditions of their hydrodynamic instability.