On the prediction of three-dimensional recirculating flowfields inside a model of an annular vaporizing combustor

The present investigation is concerned with the simulation of isothermal three-dimensional recirculating flowfields inside the model of an annular vaporizing combustor. The investigation is to provide a basis for the study of more complex cases involving two-phase flow, combustion, and radiation. The conducted analysis is based on the numerical solution of the time-averaged continuity, the Navier-Stokes, and the Reynolds number k-epsilon turbulence equations. Attention is given to the governing equations, the numerical solution procedure, numerical tests and results, and a comparison of the computed data with experimental results.