A joint-scalar probability density function (PDF) method, a steady laminar flamelet model, a Eulerian unsteady laminar flamelet model and a hybrid RANS and PDF method are employed in calculating a bluff-body stabilized turbulent non-premixed Sydney flame HM1. Nitrogen oxides emission is numerically simulated with the joint-scalar PDF method and the Eulerian unsteady laminar flamelet model in order to investigate influence of combustion models on the formation of nitrogen oxides. Comparisons between numerical results and experimental data show that chemical reactions by PDF are best while the computational cost is expensive. The laminar flamelet model results shows lower computational cost and are reasonable in complete combustion.

A joint-scalar probability density function (PDF) model is used to simulate bluff-body stabilized turbulent non-premixed Sydney flames HM1. In Situ Adaptive Tabulation (ISAT) algorithm is used to accelerate chemistry calculations. A modified LRR-IP Reynolds stress model is applied to obtain mean flow and turbulent mixing fields. We consider three chemical kinetical schemes for methane chemistry. Simulation results are compared with experimental data. It shows that the model and mechanisms predict flow field, scalar field and local extinction well. C2 chemistry has minor effect on flame HM1.