Calculation Of Critical Parameters For Spontaneous Combustion For Some Complex Geometries Using An Indirect Numerical Method

Authors

Quanbing Luo, Guangdong University of Technology
Dong Liang, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fire Science and Technology
Ting X. Ren, University of WollongongFollow
Jian Zhang, University of Wollongong

RIS ID

122639

Publication Details

Luo, Q., Liang, D., Ren, T. & Zhang, J. (2018). Calculation Of Critical Parameters For Spontaneous Combustion For Some Complex Geometries Using An Indirect Numerical Method. The ANZIAM Journal, 59 (3), 402-412.

Abstract

In the theory of spontaneous combustion, identifying the critical value of the Frank-Kamenetskii parameter corresponds to solving a bifurcation point problem. There are two different numerical methods used to solve this problem-the direct and indirect numerical methods. The latter finds the bifurcation point by solving a partial differential equation (PDE) problem. This is a better method to find the bifurcation point for complex geometries. This paper improves the indirect numerical method by combining the grid-domain extension method with the matrix equation computation method. We calculate the critical parameters of the Frank-Kamenetskii equation for some complex geometries using the indirect numerical method. Our results show that both the curve of the outer boundary and the height of the geometries have an effect on the values of the critical Frank-Kamenetskii parameter, however, they have little effect on the critical dimensionless temperature.