[HTML][HTML] Prediction of combustion instability limit cycle oscillations by combining flame describing function simulations with a thermoacoustic network model

X Han, J Li, AS Morgans - Combustion and Flame, 2015 - Elsevier
Accurate prediction of limit cycle oscillations resulting from combustion instability has been a
long-standing challenge. The present work uses a coupled approach to predict the limit …

Hydrogen combustion in gas turbines

S Gkantonas, M Talibi, R Balachandran… - Hydrogen for Future …, 2023 - Springer
The development of gas turbines using 100% hydrogen as fuel is an important step towards
the development of new energy and propulsion technologies using zero carbon fuels. This …

Modeling and simulation of turbulent nuclear flames in Type Ia supernovae

AG Nouri, P Givi, D Livescu - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
A review is conducted of the state of progress in physical modeling and computational
simulations of turbulent flames as pertaining to Type Ia supernovae. The fundamental …

Development of a practical reaction model of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) formation and oxidation for diesel surrogate fuel

X Dong, Y Chang, B Niu, M Jia - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
A practical reaction model for the formation and oxidation of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) up to coronene (A 7) was developed focusing on two diesel surrogate …

[HTML][HTML] Stochastic low-order modelling of hydrogen autoignition in a turbulent non-premixed flow

S Iavarone, S Gkantonas, E Mastorakos - Proceedings of the Combustion …, 2023 - Elsevier
Autoignition risk in initially non-premixed flowing systems, such as premixing ducts, must be
assessed to help the development of low-NO x systems and hydrogen combustors. Such …

Molecular diffusion and phase stability in high-pressure combustion

MX Yao, JP Hickey, PC Ma, M Ihme - Combustion and Flame, 2019 - Elsevier
The increased modeling complexity needed to simulate high-pressure combustion in rocket
engines results in significant computational costs–costs which are not always justified for …

Comparative study between conditional moment closure (CMC) and conditional source-term estimation (CSE) applied to piloted jet flames

JW Labahn, I Stanković, CB Devaud, B Merci - Combustion and Flame, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Conditional Moment Closure (CMC) and Conditional Source-term Estimation (CSE)
are investigated in a direct side-by-side comparison of the Sandia flames. The objective of …

Comprehensive soot particle size distribution modelling of a model Rich-Quench-Lean burner

S Gkantonas, M Sirignano, A Giusti, A D'Anna… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Soot particle size distribution (PSD) evolution in an ethylene lab-scale swirl Rich-Quench-
Lean (RQL) combustor is investigated using a detailed physicochemical sectional soot …

A LES-CMC formulation for premixed flames including differential diffusion

D Farrace, K Chung, M Bolla, YM Wright… - … Theory and Modelling, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
A finite volume large eddy simulation–conditional moment closure (LES-CMC) numerical
framework for premixed combustion developed in a previous studyhas been extended to …

Low-Order Autoignition Modeling for Hydrogen Transverse Jets

S Gkantonas, E Mastorakos - Journal of Propulsion and Power, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper presents a method for evaluating the risk of autoignition for the canonical
problem of an enclosed hydrogen jet in crossflow (JICF), which is highly relevant to the …