An overview of active control techniques for vortex rope mitigation in hydraulic turbines

S Shtork, D Suslov, S Skripkin, I Litvinov, E Gorelikov - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review addresses the current state of research into active control and suppression of
vortex rope in hydroturbines under off-design operating conditions. Only active control …

Reduced-order variational mode decomposition to reveal transient and non-stationary dynamics in fluid flows

ZM Liao, Z Zhao, LB Chen, ZH Wan, NS Liu… - Journal of Fluid …, 2023 - cambridge.org
A novel data-driven modal analysis method, reduced-order variational mode decomposition
(RVMD), is proposed, inspired by the Hilbert–Huang transform and variational mode …

The role of the centerbody wake on the precessing vortex core dynamics of a swirl nozzle

A Mukherjee, N Muthichur… - … for Gas Turbines …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The precessing vortex core (PVC) phenomenon in swirling jets is a helical instability in the
flow driven by the coherent precession of the vortex breakdown bubble (VBB) around the …

Mean field coupling mechanisms explaining the impact of the precessing vortex core on the flame transfer function

F Lückoff, TL Kaiser, CO Paschereit… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The flame transfer functions (FTF) is a key quantity to assess the thermoacoustic properties
of combustion systems. It is known to depend on the hydrodynamic instabilities of the …

The effect of swirling injector geometry on the flow dynamics of precessing vortex core

J Zhu, Y Yang, Y Fang, G Wang, Y Zheng - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Precessing vortex core (PVC), a typical vortex structure, universally exists in swirling flow
fields and originates from the Kelvin–Helmholtz instability of the swirling shear layer. In the …

Receptivity of the turbulent precessing vortex core: synchronization experiments and global adjoint linear stability analysis

JS Müller, F Lückoff, P Paredes, V Theofilis… - Journal of Fluid …, 2020 - cambridge.org
The precessing vortex core (PVC) is a coherent structure that can arise in swirling jets from a
global instability. In this work, the PVC is investigated under highly turbulent conditions. The …

Extended cluster-based network modeling for coherent structures in turbulent flows

A Colanera, JM Reumschüssel, JP Beuth… - … and Computational Fluid …, 2025 - Springer
This study introduces the Extended Cluster-based Network Modeling (eCNM), a
methodology to analyze complex fluid flows. The eCNM focuses on characterizing dynamics …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous 10 kHz PIV/OH-PLIF/chemiluminescence and conjoint data analysis approach for thermoacoustic oscillation near lean blowout

Z Cao, W Liu, X Yu, B Hu, J Peng, PH Qiu… - Applications in Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
Simultaneous multi-parameter experimental data characterizing the flow-combustion
interaction process are of great significance for understanding the flame instability …

Prediction of vortex precession in the draft tube of a model hydro turbine using mean field stability theory and stochastic modelling

JS Müller, M Sieber, I Litvinov, S Shtork… - … Series: Earth and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In this work we employ mean field stability theory (MFST) to predict the onset of the
precessing vortex core (PVC) in the draft tube of Francis turbines. MFST is based on the …

Design of a fluidic actuator with independent frequency and amplitude modulation for control of swirl flame dynamics

A Adhikari, T Schweitzer, F Lückoff, K Oberleithner - Fluids, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fluidic actuators are designed to control the oscillatory helical mode, called a precessing
vortex core (PVC), which is often observed in gas turbine combustors. The PVC induces …