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Acoustics<br />

The term D Dt = ∂ + u·∇ is the material derivative. ρ denotes the density, t the<br />

∂t<br />

time, u the velocity, p the pressure <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> e is the internal energy per unit <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

mass 1 . In the energy equati<strong>on</strong> (3.3) 1/2|u| 2 is the kinetic energy where|u| denotes<br />

the absolute value <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the velocity vector u. q represents the heat flux <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

˙Q V the heat producti<strong>on</strong> per unit <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> volume which can be caused by chemical<br />

reacti<strong>on</strong>s or electrical heating. The energy equati<strong>on</strong> can be replaced by the<br />

equati<strong>on</strong> for the entropy s, which is derived by a combinati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the energy<br />

equati<strong>on</strong> with the sec<strong>on</strong>d law <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> thermodynamics. If the heat transfer <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> dissipati<strong>on</strong><br />

are negligible the entropy equati<strong>on</strong> can be written as<br />

ρT Ds<br />

Dt = ˙Q V , (3.4)<br />

where T denotes the temperature. In the following it is assumed that the flow<br />

is homentropic except in the regi<strong>on</strong> where the flame is located. Homentropy<br />

implies, that the flow is adiabatic, reversible ( Ds<br />

Dt = 0) <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> uniform (∇s = 0).<br />

The combusti<strong>on</strong> process adds heat to the system, which does not result in a<br />

uniform temperature distributi<strong>on</strong> – especially if equivalence ratio fluctuati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

are present. The flame is therefore treated as a disc<strong>on</strong>tinuity. If the flow is uniform,<br />

entropy waves, which are caused by equivalence ratio fluctuati<strong>on</strong>s at<br />

the flame, propagate independently with the mean flow speed <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> may also<br />

be coupled to the acoustics <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the system at boundaries, at which the flow<br />

faces str<strong>on</strong>g velocity gradients 2 . As these boundaries, e.g. nozzles or choked<br />

cross secti<strong>on</strong>s, are not c<strong>on</strong>sidered in the present work, entropy waves are neglected<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> the assumpti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> homentropy for the flow field upstream <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

downstream the flame is valid.<br />

The c<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> laws (3.1), (3.2), (3.3) do not form a complete set <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> equati<strong>on</strong>s.<br />

Additi<strong>on</strong>al informati<strong>on</strong> is required which is provided by the c<strong>on</strong>stitutive<br />

equati<strong>on</strong>s. Assuming that the flow is homogeneous <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> in a state <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> local thermodynamic<br />

equilibrium, two intrinsic state variables are sufficient to specify<br />

the thermodynamic state <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the fluid. It is comm<strong>on</strong> to use the density ρ <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

the entropy s as the basic state variables. The pressure can then be expressed<br />

1 The internal energy is also called the specific internal energy or simply the energy.<br />

2 Here, a temperature fluctuati<strong>on</strong> results in a volume flux fluctuati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> can generate expansi<strong>on</strong> waves propagating<br />

upstream.<br />

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