Non-equilibrium plasma discharges can create a favorable environment for combustion
processes, at low energy cost.“How favorable?” and “How low?” are two open questions that …

The understanding and prediction of the early development of flame kernels are of high
practical importance for the robust relight of aviation gas turbines and the control of cycle-to …

Altitude relight is an increasingly important issue limiting the development of low-emission
combustors due to the current trend towards lean combustion. This paper experimentally …

Abstract Large-Eddy Simulations with the Conditional Moment Closure sub-grid combustion
model and detailed chemistry for kerosene were performed for the ignition process in an …

The computational fluid dynamics-based design of next-generation aeronautical combustion
chambers is challenging due to many geometrical and operational parameters to be …

The main challenge of next-generation aeronautical gas turbine engines lies in the increase
of the efficiency of the cycle and the reduction of pollutant emissions below stringent …

Combustion noise in gas turbine engines has recently become a relevant source of noise in
the aircraft due to the appearance of new burner architectures that are intrinsically more …

The ignition reliability of lean combustion is fundamental to make sure that gas turbine
combustor can operate in low-temperature environment reliably. It is important to investigate …

This work aims to study the ignition kernel dynamics with spatial-temporal resolved
experimental measurements in spark-ignition processes of a liquid-fueled gas turbine model …

Lean combustion has been applied in aero gas turbine engines in response to rising
concerns regarding the effects of pollutant emissions on the environment. As one of low …