Transverse combustion instabilities: Acoustic, fluid mechanic, and flame processes

J O'Connor, V Acharya, T Lieuwen - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2015 - Elsevier
Thermoacoustic oscillations associated with transverse acoustic modes are routinely
encountered in combustion chambers. While a large literature on this topic exists for rockets …

Linear flow analysis inspired by mathematical methods from quantum mechanics

L Magri, PJ Schmid, JP Moeck - Annual Review of Fluid …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Since its birth in the 1920s, quantum mechanics has motivated and advanced the analysis of
linear operators. In this effort, it significantly contributed to the development of sophisticated …

Prediction and control of combustion instabilities in real engines

T Poinsot - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents recent progress in the field of thermoacoustic combustion instabilities in
propulsion engines such as rockets or gas turbines. Combustion instabilities have been …

Dynamics and control of premixed combustion systems based on flame transfer and describing functions

T Schuller, T Poinsot, S Candel - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2020 - cambridge.org
This article describes recent progress on premixed flame dynamics interacting with acoustic
waves. Expressions are derived to determine the stability of combustors with respect to …

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 …

Acoustic and large eddy simulation studies of azimuthal modes in annular combustion chambers

P Wolf, G Staffelbach, LYM Gicquel, JD Müller… - Combustion and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The objectives of this paper are the description of azimuthal instability modes found in
annular combustion chambers using two numerical tools:(1) Large Eddy Simulation (LES) …

Modal dynamics of self-excited azimuthal instabilities in an annular combustion chamber

NA Worth, JR Dawson - Combustion and Flame, 2013 - Elsevier
In this paper we describe the time-varying amplitude and its relation to the global heat
release rate of self-excited azimuthal instabilities in a simple annular combustor operating …

On the dynamic nature of azimuthal thermoacoustic modes in annular gas turbine combustion chambers

N Noiray, B Schuermans - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This paper deals with the dynamics of standing and rotating azimuthal thermoacoustic
modes in annular combustion chambers. Simultaneous acoustic measurements have been …

[HTML][HTML] Time domain simulations of nonlinear thermoacoustic behaviour in a simple combustor using a wave-based approach

J Li, AS Morgans - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2015 - Elsevier
Lean premixed combustion chambers are susceptible to combustion instabilities arising
from the coupling between the heat release rate perturbations and the acoustic …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of hydrogen addition on the amplitude and harmonic response of azimuthal instabilities in a pressurized annular combustor

T Indlekofer, B Ahn, YH Kwah, S Wiseman… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present work introduces an annular combustion chamber operated at intermediate
pressures. The combustor is operated with CH 4-H 2 blends leading to a variety of azimuthal …