Premixed flames subjected to extreme turbulence: Some questions and recent answers

JF Driscoll, JH Chen, AW Skiba, CD Carter… - Progress in Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
It has been predicted that several changes will occur when premixed flames are subjected to
the extreme levels of turbulence that can be found in practical combustors. This paper is a …

Advances in plasma-assisted ignition and combustion for combustors of aerospace engines

M Li, Z Wang, R Xu, X Zhang, Z Chen… - Aerospace Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The improvement of the ignition and combustion performance of aerospace engines under
extreme conditions such as high altitude, low temperature, low pressure, and high speed is …

Fuel effects on lean blow-out in a realistic gas turbine combustor

L Esclapez, PC Ma, E Mayhew, R Xu, S Stouffer… - Combustion and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Towards the implementation of alternative jet fuels in aviation gas turbines, testing in
combustor rigs and engines is required to evaluate the fuel performance on combustion …

Experimental study of vortex-flame interaction in a gas turbine model combustor

M Stöhr, I Boxx, CD Carter, W Meier - Combustion and flame, 2012 - Elsevier
The interaction of a helical precessing vortex core (PVC) with turbulent swirl flames in a gas
turbine model combustor is studied experimentally. The combustor is operated with air and …

50-kHz-rate 2D imaging of temperature and H2O concentration at the exhaust plane of a J85 engine using hyperspectral tomography

L Ma, X Li, ST Sanders, AW Caswell, S Roy… - Optics express, 2013 - opg.optica.org
This paper describes a novel laser diagnostic and its demonstration in a practical aero-
propulsion engine (General Electric J85). The diagnostic technique, named hyperspectral …

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 …

Flame stability analysis of premixed hydrogen/air mixtures in a swirl micro-combustor

X Yang, W Yang, S Dong, H Tan - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
A swirl micro-combustor for premixed hydrogen/air flames is proposed to improve flame
stability. The swirl micro-combustor consists of a cylindrical combustion chamber and an …

Phase-resolved characterization of vortex–flame interaction in a turbulent swirl flame

M Stöhr, R Sadanandan, W Meier - Experiments in fluids, 2011 - Springer
The relation between flow field and flame structure of a turbulent swirl flame is investigated
using simultaneous particle image velocimetry (PIV) and planar laser-induced fluorescence …

High speed imaging in fundamental and applied combustion research

V Sick - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2013 - Elsevier
This overview presents examples of applications of high frame rate imaging diagnostics in
fundamental and applied combustion research. Progress in the performance of high frame …