Advances in plasma-assisted ignition and combustion for combustors of aerospace engines

M Li, Z Wang, R Xu, X Zhang, Z Chen… - Aerospace Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The improvement of the ignition and combustion performance of aerospace engines under
extreme conditions such as high altitude, low temperature, low pressure, and high speed is …

A review of aircraft subsonic and supersonic combustors

GAQ Abdulrahman, NAA Qasem, B Imteyaz… - Aerospace Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Combustion is an essential process for generating propulsion for most existing aircraft. The
combustion processes, such as ignition, flame propagation, and flame stability, are …

Impact of spray dynamics on combustion instabilities investigated by changing the atomizer recess in a swirl combustor

PR Soundararajan, D Durox, A Renaud… - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
The present article is aimed at identifying the impact of spray-wall interaction on combustion
instabilities. This is achieved by systematically modifying the liquid fuel atomizer location …

Improvement of lean blow out performance of spray and premixed swirled flames using nanosecond repetitively pulsed discharges

G Vignat, N Minesi, PR Soundararajan, D Durox… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Plasma-Assisted Combustion (PAC) has shown potential in improving the ignition,
extinction, and dynamic performance of combustion systems. In this work, nanosecond …

Investigations of the effect of the primary hole on ignition performance of a three-dome model combustor with RP-3 liquid aviation fuel

K Yao, X He, Y Jin, Y Huang, Y Wang… - Aerospace Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The primary hole exerts a substantial influence on the ignition performance of gas turbine
combustors. The current investigation delves into the effect of primary hole jets on the …

On the mechanisms of flame kernel extinction or survival during aeronautical ignition sequences: experimental and numerical analysis

J Marrero-Santiago, F Collin-Bastiani, E Riber… - Combustion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
A detailed study of ignition mechanisms in aeronautical burners is presented. Even in global
lean conditions, liquid fuel injection leads to a strong stratification of the mixture and the …

Relations between the number of spray droplets and chemiluminescence for Jet A-1 flames stabilized in a gas turbine model combustor

L Krebbers, S Mohammadnejad, A Rostami… - Combustion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The spatial and temporal relations between the flame chemiluminescence and the number
of droplets for spray flames stabilized in a gas turbine model combustor are investigated …

Strong azimuthal combustion instabilities in a spray annular chamber with intermittent partial blow-off

K Prieur, D Durox, T Schuller… - … of Engineering for …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This article reports experiments carried out in the MICCA-spray combustor developed at
EM2C laboratory. This system comprises 16 swirl spray injectors. Liquid n-heptane is …

Effect of primary hole position and ignition position on the ignition performance of a reverse flow combustor

C Tang, Q Yao, W Jin, J Li - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the influence of the primary hole position and ignition
position on the flow field and ignition performance of the reverse flow combustor. Igniters of …

Large eddy simulation of light-round in an annular combustor with liquid spray injection and comparison with experiments

T Lancien, K Prieur, D Durox… - … for Gas Turbines …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The light-round is defined as the process by which the flame initiated by an ignition spark
propagates from burner to burner in an annular combustor, eventually leading to a stable …