TY - JOUR
TI - Design and working performance study of a novel micro parallel plate combustor with two nozzles for micro thermophotovotaic system
AU - Pan Jianfeng
AU - Hou Zhiyong
AU - Liu Yangxian
AU - Tang Aikun
AU - Zhou Jun
AU - Shao Xia
AU - Pan Zhenhua
AU - Wang Qian
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2015
VL - 19
IS - 6
SP - 2185
EP - 2194
PT - Article
AB - Micro-combustors are a key component in combustion-driven micro power  generators, and their performance is significantly affected by their  structure. For the application of micro-thermophotovoltaic (MTPV) system, a  high and uniform temperature distribution along the walls of the micro  combustor is desired. In this paper, a three-dimensional numerical simulation  has been conducted on a new-designed parallel plate micro combustor with two  nozzles. The flow field and the combustion process in the micro combustor,  and the temperature distribution on the wall as well as the combustion  efficiency were obtained. The effects of various parameters such as the inlet  angle and the fuel volumetric flow rate on the performance of the micro  combustor were studied. It was observed that a swirl formed in the center of  the combustor and the radius of the swirl increased with the increase of the  inlet rate, and the best working condition was achieved at the inlet angle  θ=20°. The results indicated that the two-nozzle combustion chamber had a  higher and more uniform mean temperature than the conventional combustor  under the same condition.