Robust frequency response-based active disturbance rejection control to mitigate thermoacoustic instability in the Rijke tube burner

S Liu, Z Wang, D Yang, Y Wang, Y Wang, D Li, M Zhu - Applied Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
Thermoacoustic instability challenges combustion engine operation due to acoustic wave
and heat release rate coupling. Mitigating instabilities is crucial but often hindered by the …

Precursor detection of thermoacoustic instability using statistical complexity and artificial neural network

Z Lyu, Y Fang, G Wang - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Thermoacoustic instability (TAI) is a critical challenge for modern lean-burn combustion
systems. This phenomenon is commonly undesired and should be avoided or suppressed to …

Learning thermoacoustic interactions in combustors using a physics-informed neural network

S Mariappan, K Nath, GE Karniadakis - Engineering Applications of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Many gas turbine and rocket engines exhibit unwanted combustion instability at the
experimental testing phase. Instability leads to large amplitude pressure oscillations and …

A PSO-optimized novel PID neural network model for temperature control of jacketed CSTR: design, simulation, and a comparative study

S Chaturvedi, N Kumar, R Kumar - Soft Computing, 2024 - Springer
This paper proposes a particle swarm optimization (PSO) tuned novel proportional integral
derivative (PID) like neural network (PSO-PID-NN), to control the temperature of a nonlinear …

Active control of multiple neural networks for oscillating combustion

L Zhang, X Su, H Zhou, X Wang, Z Ren - AIAA Journal, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
A multiple neural network controller is proposed and demonstrated to suppress the pressure
oscillation of the Rijke tube acoustic network. This controller consists of three modules …

Physics-guided fuel-switching Neural Networks for stable combustion of low calorific industrial gas

L Zhang, H Zhou, Z Ren - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Dual fuel combustion of low calorific industrial gas has been widely used in various types of
burners for industrial production needs. Fuel switching rule is purely empirical lacking …

Experimental investigation on the effects of transverse injection distribution scheme on dual flame dynamics subjected to flow disturbances

T Liu, P Wang, J Li, L Yang, Z Ren - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Combustion instability has become a major problem in low-emission annular gas turbine
combustors. It is of practical importance to investigate the effects of transverse nozzle …

Sliding mode control for longitudinal oscillating combustion

L Zhang, X Su, H Zhou, Z Ren - Combustion Theory and Modelling, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Considerable research has been reported on developing effective active control means to
suppress oscillating combustion. The typical pressure oscillation can be divided into linear …

Multivariate Signal Prediction Using Attention Transfer Learning for Early Detection of Thermoacoustic Instabilities

Z Lyu, Y Fang, Z Ren, G Wang - AIAA Journal, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
The prediction and control of thermoacoustic instability play a crucial role in combustion
systems. This paper presents a novel methodology that employs attention transfer learning …

Water level control of nuclear steam generators using intelligent hierarchical autonomous controller

B Peng, X Ma, H Xia - Frontiers in Energy Research, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The challenge of water level control in steam generators, particularly at low power levels,
has always been a critical aspect of nuclear power plant operation. To address this issue …