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2. CFD Simulations
Existing PFR can be classified by their mixer into 2
categories: external injection as at Pennsylvania State
University [4] and internal injection as at Princeton and
Drexel Universities [3,8]. Figure 1 shows the geometry
of each setup in which mixing of the two gases is carried
out. Only the 12g/s case, where the velocity is lowest
and the mixing time is longest [9], is modelled as the
worst case scenario.
Overall design
cmax c fm
c fm
and
cmin c fm
c fm
2.4.2
CFD calculations
3. Conclusions
A design is reported for a mixer used to prepare the
fuel and air mixtures in a plug flow reactor. CFD
calculations were used to explore three design options.
Two more conventional designs utilising cross flow
injections were first explored and significant nonuniform concentrations were present downstream the
injection. An orifice plate with multi-point sonic
injections was then designed, which achieves a large
improvement in mixing compared to the two other
designs.
4. Acknowledgments
This research was supported by the ECR Grant of
the University of Melbourne, the Advanced Centre for
Automotive
Research
and
Testing
(ACART,
www.acart.com.au) and the Australian Research
Council.
5. References