Mathematical Methods in Natural Sciences

The structure of the swirling flow in the counterflow vortex reactor

D. P. Porfiriev^ab, I. P. Zavershinskii^a, D. V. Agapova<sup>ab

a</sup> Samara National Research University, Samara, Russian Federation
^b Samara branch of the Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Samara, Russian Federation

Abstract: Two promising designs of counterflow vortex reactor were numerically investigated. Such apparatus utilizes reverse flow to withdraw thermal energy and products from interelectrode area. Complex gasdynamic structure of the water-vapor flow was investigated using turbulent three-dimensional simulation employing Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes equations along with SST $k-\omega$ turbulence model – technique tested in earlier papers. Presented velocity profiles and heat flux reports demonstrate viability of both approaches.

Keywords: hydrogen, swirling flows, plasma-vortex generator, computational fluid dynamics, clean energy.

UDC: 512.531; 519.7

Received: 23.03.2022
Revised: 26.04.2022
Accepted: 14.11.2022

Language: English

DOI: 10.18287/2541-7525-2022-28-1-2-106-112