Species Transport Model Using FInite Rate
 

I've been trying to simulate a methane burner in Fluent using the species transport model with Finite rate chemistry. I tried using the in-built Chemkin mechanism for single stage combustion, however i was only able to get ignition using the eddy dissipation model since it uses fast rate kinetics. I tried to increase temperature inside the domain to get Finite rate Arrhenius model to work but i always end up getting a floating point error. Can anyone help redirect me to where i am going wrong with this?

Are you using the EDM /FR model? Please post some screenshots of your species transport panel

No. I am using the Finite rate solver only and trying to ignite by provding a high temperature patch. i have also tried a spark ignition both dont work for me.

PLease try to use the EDM /FR model and report back...
Also if you can post some pictures of your domain and boundary conditions..that would be helpful

The EDM/FR model does not work either. Also, i want to use the Finite rate Model for my case since it is more realistic to the problem. The domain is simply a square chamber with pure methane inlet from an opening in the bottom wall, both sides have a low air flow coming in and top is outlet. Imagine something close to a methane burner inside a room.

Please check your boundary conditions were set appropriately, did you define the CH4 inlet in mass or mole fractions? Please plot some pictures of the cold-flow (velocity, species, temperature).

Also I suggest to first start with a global reaction mechanism, with 1 or 2 reactions. This will help to deduce if the non-ignition is attributable to the kinetic mechanism or not. I'd look at Westbrook and Dryer or Jones-Lindstedt mechanisms as initial step, and then I will move to GRI 3.0.

I started with one and two step reactions (WD and JL mechanisms) and even went up as far as GRI 3.0 but none of them seem to work.
Methane is specified as mole fractions.
Everything works with eddy dissipation since it does not require source of ignition. Its just the finite rate that has problems.

So if WD nor JL did not work, why did you moved to GRI mechanism? It's harder and takes longer to detect issues with such mechanism. About the finite rates, did you make sure that the value and units of the pre-exponential factor are consistent with the rate exponents? I'm not sure about Fluent, but in case of OpenFoam, the kinetic rates are not in standard SI units, but in cm & Kmol I believe. So conversion is necessary.

I have used the inbuilt chemkin mechanism for fluent for single and two step methane air combustion. So, Its very unlikely that there will be a problem with the unit conversion. There seems to be a solver problem that i just can't seem to identify.

Ok, so please post some contours of your flow (velocity, TKE, temperature). This can help us to understand if the dynamics of the flow provoke local extinctions or convect the high temperature patch so fast In the downstream region.

Besides, what is your equivalence ratio? Is this air combustion? Oxy?

i dont need to specify equivalence ratios since i'm not doing a premixed flame. Its just methane entering a region that has air throughout the domain. i will post the contours in a bit but i do think that the patch provides ignition, its just that the flame quenches.
Also for the patch, i specify both high temperature and a mixture with methane and air.

Regardless if you are doing premixed or.non-premixed combustion, you should know the equivalence ratio of your case. In Fluent I know there is no dedicated place to input an ER, but you can control this by varying the mass fractions of the reactants / oxidizer being injected. In the species transport model you know you have control over all the species.

So, Based on your response I understand that you inject 100% CH4 in the burner? If not, please specify. Besides...
How is this burner defined? Is this coflow ? Oxygen is injected as well?

I'd create a CFF of the ER to see if there are local zones where the ER is excessively high so the temperature patch can't simply ignite the mixture.