Numerical studies on the stabilization of premixed methane-air flames in an externally heated divergent channel micro burner

• Grant number: 25/04059-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: May 01, 2025
• End date: April 30, 2027
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Transport Phenomena
• Principal Investigator: Loreto Pizzuti
• Grantee: Théo Vinícius Souza Palermo
• Host Institution: Centro de Engenharia, Modelagem e Ciências Sociais Aplicadas (CECS). Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). Ministério da Educação (Brasil). Santo André , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 22/03233-5 - Gas biofuels: study of fundamental properties of combustion using the divergent channel technique and oxy-combustion at high temperatures and pressures, AP.PNGP.PI

Abstract

The master's student will be responsible for the numerical simulation of the flow in the divergent channel including the heat transfer generated by the flame and external heating and should generate data to indicate improvements in the initial setup of the micro burner. The objective of this numerical study is to understand the behavior of flame stabilization in divergent channels. Understanding the flame stabilization in such channel configurations will help to improve the design of micro burners and suggest solutions to expand the application limits of the technique.