Sensitivity and nonlinearity of thermoacoustic oscillations

MP Juniper, RI Sujith - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Nine decades of rocket engine and gas turbine development have shown that
thermoacoustic oscillations are difficult to predict but can usually be eliminated with …

Modeling and analysis of premixed flame dynamics by means of distributed time delays

W Polifke - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The unsteady response of a flame to acoustic or flow perturbations plays a crucial role in
thermoacoustic combustion instability. The majority of studies on this subject presents and …

[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 …

Flame macrostructures, combustion instability and extinction strain scaling in swirl-stabilized premixed CH4/H2 combustion

SJ Shanbhogue, YS Sanusi, S Taamallah… - Combustion and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, we report results from an experimental investigation on transitions in the
average flame shape (or microstructure) under acoustically coupled and uncoupled …

Nonlinear combustion instability analysis based on the flame describing function applied to turbulent premixed swirling flames

P Palies, D Durox, T Schuller, S Candel - Combustion and Flame, 2011 - Elsevier
Instability analysis of swirling flames is of importance in the design of advanced combustor
concepts for aircraft propulsion and powerplant for electricity production. Thermoacoustic …

Flame dynamics of a variable swirl number system and instability control

D Durox, JP Moeck, JF Bourgouin, P Morenton… - Combustion and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Swirling flame dynamics is investigated using a radial swirler equipped with movable
blades. This device allows to continuously change the swirl number and to examine various …

Partial premixing and stratification in turbulent flames

AR Masri - Proceedings of the Combustion institute, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper reviews recent advances in understanding the structure of turbulent partially
premixed and stratified flames. The term “partially premixed” refers here to compositionally …

Combining a Helmholtz solver with the flame describing function to assess combustion instability in a premixed swirled combustor

CF Silva, F Nicoud, T Schuller, D Durox, S Candel - Combustion and Flame, 2013 - Elsevier
Limit cycles of combustion instabilities can be estimated by studying the nonlinear behavior
of flame dynamics. In the present study the flame describing function (FDF) framework is …

Principles of non-intrusive diagnostic techniques and their applications for fundamental studies of combustion instabilities in gas turbine combustors: A brief review

C Ruan, F Chen, W Cai, Y Qian, L Yu, X Lu - Aerospace Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Combustion instabilities are often manifested in modern fuel-lean gas turbine combustors.
Investigating the mechanisms and developing control strategies for combustion instabilities …

Deterministic quantities characterizing noise driven Hopf bifurcations in gas turbine combustors

N Noiray, B Schuermans - International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 2013 - Elsevier
Lean premix gas turbine combustors are prone to high amplitude pressure oscillations
driven by non-linear thermoacoustic coupling. These pulsations are unwanted because they …