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 …

Time-and frequency-domain spectral proper orthogonal decomposition of a swirling jet by tomographic particle image velocimetry

X Zeng, Y Zhang, C He, Y Liu - Experiments in Fluids, 2023 - Springer
This study investigated the performance of proper orthogonal decomposition (POD), discrete
Fourier transformation (DFT), time-domain spectral proper orthogonal decomposition (td …

From snapshots to manifolds–a tale of shear flows

E Farzamnik, A Ianiro, S Discetti, N Deng… - Journal of Fluid …, 2023 - cambridge.org
We propose a novel nonlinear manifold learning from snapshot data and demonstrate its
superiority over proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) for shedding-dominated shear …

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 …

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 …

Application of spectral proper orthogonal decomposition to velocity and passive scalar fields in a swirling coaxial jet

PA Kadu, Y Sakai, Y Ito, K Iwano, M Sugino… - Physics of …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Direct numerical simulation is used to study unconfined coaxial jets under the influence of
strong swirl imparted to the outer jet. Spectral proper orthogonal decomposition is employed …

Phase-opposition control of the precessing vortex core in turbulent swirl flames for investigation of mixing and flame stability

F Lückoff, M Sieber… - … of Engineering for …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The precessing vortex core (PVC) is a helically shaped coherent flow structure that occurs in
reacting and nonreacting swirling flows undergoing vortex breakdown. In swirl-stabilized …

Excitation of the precessing vortex core by active flow control to suppress thermoacoustic instabilities in swirl flames

F Lückoff, K Oberleithner - International Journal of Spray and …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
In this study, we apply periodic flow excitation of the precessing vortex core at the
centerbody of a swirl-stabilized combustor to investigate the impact of the precessing vortex …

[HTML][HTML] Design-assisted of pitching aerofoils through enhanced identification of coherent flow structures

F Avanzi, F De Vanna, Y Ruan, E Benini - Designs, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study discusses a general framework to identify the unsteady features of a flow past an
oscillating aerofoil in deep dynamic stall conditions. In particular, the work aims at …

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 …