Control of Chemical Reactions by Convective Turbulence in the Boundary Layer

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The influence of convective turbulence on chemical reactions in the atmospheric boundary layer is studied by means of direct numerical simulation (DNS). An archetype of turbulent reacting flows is used to study the reaction zones and to obtain a description of the turbulent control of chemical reactions. Several simulations are carried out and classified using a turbulent Damköhler number and a Kolmogorov Damköhler number. Using a classification based on these numbers, it is shown that it is possible to represent and to solve adequately all relevant scales of turbulence and chemistry by means of DNS. The simulations show clearly that the reaction zones are located near the boundaries where the species are introduced. At the lower boundary of the convective boundary layer, the reaction takes place predominantly in the core of the updrafts, whereas in the upper part of the domain the chemical reaction is greatest in the center of the downdrafts. In the bulk of the boundary layer the chemical reacti... Abstract The influence of convective turbulence on chemical reactions in the atmospheric boundary layer is studied by means of direct numerical simulation (DNS). An archetype of turbulent reacting flows is used to study the reaction zones and to obtain a description of the turbulent control of chemical reactions. Several simulations are carried out and classified using a turbulent Damköhler number and a Kolmogorov Damköhler number. Using a classification based on these numbers, it is shown that it is possible to represent and to solve adequately all relevant scales of turbulence and chemistry by means of DNS. The simulations show clearly that the reaction zones are located near the boundaries where the species are introduced. At the lower boundary of the convective boundary layer, the reaction takes place predominantly in the core of the updrafts, whereas in the upper part of the domain the chemical reaction is greatest in the center of the downdrafts. In the bulk of the boundary layer the chemical reacti...

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