Numerical investigation of combustion instabilities in swirling flames with hydrogen enrichment

Y Gong, D Fredrich, AJ Marquis, WP Jones - Flow, Turbulence and …, 2023 - Springer
Y Gong, D Fredrich, AJ Marquis, WP Jones
Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 2023Springer
This work presents a numerical study on technically premixed, swirl-stabilised flames in the
PRECCINSTA model combustor. The employed method, BOFFIN-LES, comprises a fully
compressible formulation to study unsteady combustion with thermo-acoustic instabilities. To
allow for this, the iso-thermal flows are first investigated, based on which three reacting
cases are established. The investigation delves into various aspects including flame
topology, flow characteristics, and the related thermo-acoustic and hydrodynamic …
Abstract
This work presents a numerical study on technically premixed, swirl-stabilised flames in the PRECCINSTA model combustor. The employed method, BOFFIN-LES, comprises a fully compressible formulation to study unsteady combustion with thermo-acoustic instabilities. To allow for this, the iso-thermal flows are first investigated, based on which three reacting cases are established. The investigation delves into various aspects including flame topology, flow characteristics, and the related thermo-acoustic and hydrodynamic instabilities are studied and results are benchmarked against available measurement data. The dominant feedback mechanism of the observed thermo-acoustic fluctuations is identified; the evolution of the helical vortex is discussed together with the related flame stabilisation process. Furthermore, the interplay of the thermo-acoustic oscillations, helical structure, and the flame stabilisation process is summarised in the end, with the potential effect of the wall-heat transfer on them discussed. This work establishes that the Large Eddy Simulation (LES) effectively captures the iso-thermal flow dynamics and the flame topology under various operating conditions, with a good prediction of the thermo-acoustic frequencies in all the cases. The dominant driving mechanism of the observed thermo-acoustic fluctuations was identified as a combined effect of equivalence ratio and velocity fluctuations in all the cases investigated. The effect of Hydrogen enrichment on modifying the flame topology and changing the thermo-acoustic instability features are well predicted by the simulations. Moreover, different modes of the helical vortex are detected, and their periodic excitement, evolution, and effect on flame stabilisation are discussed in great detail. To conclude, this LES-based investigation offers valuable insights into the complex interplay of unsteady combustion, acoustic fluctuations, flow dynamics, and solid boundaries within swirling flames subjected to unsteady conditions.
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