Mathematical modeling of the effect of pulse combustor design characteristics on convective heat transfer enhancement

Abstract

With the goal of determining the utility of employing pulse combustion technology in drying applications, a lumped parameter model of a pulse combustor is combined with a model of jet impingement flow. We assume that the motion of the combustion products in the pulse combustor tailpipe is incompressible and focus on jet flow from a single nozzle as opposed to an array. The work maintains a level of analytical simplicity in the combined model which is consistent with being able to gauge the effect of pulse combustor design parameters on convective heat transfer enhancement.