The combined dynamics of swirler and turbulent premixed swirling flames

P Palies, D Durox, T Schuller, S Candel - Combustion and flame, 2010 - Elsevier
The dynamics of premixed confined swirling flames is investigated by examining their
response to incident velocity perturbations. A generalized transfer function designated as …

Understanding the role of flow dynamics in thermoacoustic combustion instability

J O'Connor - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermoacoustic combustion instability is one of the most challenging operational issues in
several high-performance, low-emissions combustion technologies, including gas turbines …

Spatially distributed flame transfer functions for predicting combustion dynamics in lean premixed gas turbine combustors

KT Kim, JG Lee, BD Quay, DA Santavicca - Combustion and Flame, 2010 - Elsevier
The present paper describes a methodology to improve the accuracy of prediction of the
eigenfrequencies and growth rates of self-induced instabilities and demonstrates its …

Nonlinear self-excited thermoacoustic oscillations of a ducted premixed flame: bifurcations and routes to chaos

K Kashinath, IC Waugh, MP Juniper - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2014 - cambridge.org
Thermoacoustic systems can oscillate self-excitedly, and often non-periodically, owing to
coupling between unsteady heat release and acoustic waves. We study a slot-stabilized two …

Density ratio effects on reacting bluff-body flow field characteristics

B Emerson, J O'Connor, M Juniper… - Journal of Fluid …, 2012 - cambridge.org
The wake characteristics of bluff-body-stabilized flames are a strong function of the density
ratio across the flame and the relative offset between the flame and shear layer. This paper …

Combustion dynamics of multi-element lean-premixed hydrogen-air flame ensemble

H Kang, KT Kim - Combustion and Flame, 2021 - Elsevier
The crux of the technical issues facing the development of hydrogen gas turbine engines is
the problem of how to enable low NOx, low dynamics combustor operations without …

Onset of thermoacoustic instability in turbulent combustors: an emergence of synchronized periodicity through formation of chimera-like states

S Mondal, VR Unni, RI Sujith - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2017 - cambridge.org
Thermoacoustic systems with a turbulent reactive flow, prevalent in the fields of power and
propulsion, are highly susceptible to oscillatory instabilities. Recent studies showed that …

Pattern formation during transition from combustion noise to thermoacoustic instability via intermittency

NB George, VR Unni, M Raghunathan… - Journal of Fluid …, 2018 - cambridge.org
Gas turbine engines are prone to the phenomenon of thermoacoustic instability, which is
highly detrimental to their components. Recently, in turbulent combustors, it was observed …

Acoustically perturbed turbulent premixed swirling flames

P Palies, T Schuller, D Durox, LYM Gicquel… - Physics of …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
The dynamics of a turbulent premixed confined swirling flame is investigated using large
eddy simulation. The flame response is determined by introducing an external acoustic …

Experimental study on the effect of swirler geometry and swirl number on flame describing functions

P Palies, D Durox, T Schuller… - Combustion Science and …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This paper deals with the response of swirling flames submitted to acoustic velocity
disturbances when the rotation of the flow is produced by an axial or a radial swirler. The …