An open-source tool for predictive simulation of diffusion flames in analytical chemistry
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Year of publication | 2020 |
Type | Article in Periodical |
Magazine / Source | Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry |
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Web | https://doi.org/10.1039/D0JA00099J |
Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0ja00099j |
Keywords | LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; ATOMIC-ABSORPTION; HYDRIDE ATOMIZATION; CONTINUOUS-FLOW; SPECTROMETRY; LAMINAR; TEMPERATURE; GENERATION; SELENIUM; ELEMENTS |
Description | This work presents a computational model of gas flow and hydrogen combustion in a diffusion flame. We validate the model using a simple miniature diffusion flame hydride atomizer, in which the H radical distribution was both simulated and determined by two-photon absorption laser-induced fluorescence. Good agreement of the simulations with the experiments was found. Since the performance of a hydride atomizer can be linked directly to the H radical distribution in the atomizer the presented model is a reliable predictive tool for atomizer optimization and for design of new atomizer geometries. The model is based on the open source laminarSMOKE framework and is itself open-source; it can be therefore leveraged by the scientific community for further theoretical studies on various hydride atomizers. |
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