Effect of confinement ratio on flame structure and blow-off characteristics of swirl flames

L Ji, J Wang, W Zhang, R Mao, G Hu… - Experimental Thermal and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Blow-off of swirl flames as well as its mechanism are fundamental issues and attract
continuous attention due to its wide application in modern combustors. This study …

Experimental study of compact swirl flames with lean premixed CH4/H2/air mixtures at stable and near blow-off conditions

W Zhang, J Wang, R Mao, W Lin, B Lin, Y Wu… - … Thermal and Fluid …, 2021 - Elsevier
An experimental study on the compact lean premixed flames stabilized on a bluff-body and
swirl burner is performed. The flames are featured with a strengthened Inner Recirculation …

Measurements on flame structure of bluff body and swirl stabilized premixed flames close to blow-off

W Zhang, J Wang, W Lin, S Guo, M Zhang, G Li… - … thermal and fluid …, 2019 - Elsevier
The structure of unconfined lean premixed CH 4/air flames stabilized with an axisymmetric
bluff-body and a swirler was studied for conditions far from and close to blow-off. Blow-off …

Effect of high hydrogen enrichment on the outer-shear-layer flame of confined lean premixed CH4/H2/air swirl flames

R Mao, J Wang, W Zhang, Z An, W Lin, M Zhang… - international journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigated the H 2-induced transition of confined swirl flames from the “V”
to “M” shape. H 2-enriched lean premixed CH 4/H 2/air flames with H 2 fractions up to 80 …

Stability and structure of inverse swirl diffusion flames with weak to strong swirl

AM Elbaz, WL Roberts - Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Flame stabilization in many practical devices is achieved primarily through swirl; however,
the application of swirl to an inverse diffusion flame and its effect on both flame stability and …

The effect of combustion instability on the structure of recirculation zones in confined swirling flames

JR Dawson, VM RODRIGUEZ-MARTINEZ… - Combustion science …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A study of the destabilising effect of self-exited bulk-mode oscillations on the
shape and size of recirculation zones has been carried out in a swirl burner/furnace. Cycle …

Effect of fuel reactivity on flame properties of a low-swirl burner

MS Akhtar, M Shahsavari, A Ghosh, B Wang… - … Thermal and Fluid …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present paper examines the capability of low swirl flows in stabilizing low calorific value
fuels. To such an aim, CO 2 gas is used to adjust the reactivity of CH 4/air mixtures. The …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamics of stratified swirl flame near lean blow out

M Han, Q Xu, X Han, Y Lin - Propulsion and Power Research, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper studies the flame dynamics near lean blowout (LBO) conditions in a stratified
swirl burner. The novel BASIS burner is used and fueled with premixed methane/air mixture …

Investigation on bluff-body and swirl stabilized flames near lean blowoff with PIV/PLIF measurements and LES modelling

S Guo, J Wang, W Zhang, B Lin, Y Wu, S Yu… - Applied thermal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lean premixed combustion (LPC) is a promising technology for low-NOx emission, while it
increases the risk of blowoff at the same time. Experiments and Large Eddy Simulations …

Experimental and numerical study on bluff-body and swirl stabilized diffusion flames

Y Tong, X Liu, Z Wang, M Richter, J Klingmann - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
Bluff-body and swirl flow are commonly utilized to stabilize diffusion flames in industrial
applications, such as gas turbines, ramjets and furnaces. Flame stabilization mechanisms of …