Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE A
ISSN 1673-565X(Print), 1862-1775(Online), Monthly

2007   Vol. 8   No. 11   p. 1853~1857

Simulation study on radiative imaging of combustion flame in furnace

LIU Dong^†, WANG Fei^†‡, HUANG Qun-xing, YAN Jian-hua, CHI Yong, CEN Ke-fa

(State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China)
^‡ Corresponding Author
^†E-mail: liudong@zju.edu.cn; wangfei@cmee.zju.edu.cn
Received Jan. 29, 2007 revision accepted Apr. 30, 2007

Abstract: Radiative imaging of combustion flame in furnace of power plant plays an increasingly important role in combustion diagnosis. This paper presents a new method for calculating the radiative imaging of three-dimensional (3D) combustion flame based on Monte Carlo method and optical lens imaging. Numerical simulation case was used in this study. Radiative images were calculated and images obtained can not only present the energy distribution on the charge-coupled device (CCD) camera target plane but also reflect the energy distribution condition in the simulation furnace. Finally the relationships between volume elements and energy shares were also discussed.

Key words: Combustion flame, Radiative imaging, Charge-coupled device (CCD) cameras, Energy share, Furnace
doi:10.1631/jzus.2007.A1853             CLC number: TK22

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