The role of fuel preparation in low-emission combustion

AH Lefebvre - 1995 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The attainment of very low pollutant emissions, in particular oxides of nitrogen (NOx), from
gas turbines is not only of considerable environmental concern but has also become an …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of the performances of RANS models for simulating swirling flows in a can-combustor

KK Shamami, M Birouk - Open Aerospace Engineering Journal, 2008 - academia.edu
The paper presents an assessment of the performances of RANS turbulence models for
simulating turbulent swirling can-combustor flows with different inlet swirl intensities (ie S …

Evaluation of RANS-based turbulence models for isothermal flow in a realistic can-type gas turbine combustor application

A Kumar, RP Bharti - arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.14459, 2023 - arxiv.org
The present study assesses RANS-based turbulence models to simulate isothermal flow in a
combustor representing a constituent can combustor of can-annular configuration used in jet …

Calculation of the flow field and NOx emissions of a gas turbine combustor by a coarse computational fluid dynamics model

P Gobbato, M Masi, A Toffolo, A Lazzaretto, G Tanzini - Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
Gas turbine performance is strongly dependent on the flow field inside the combustor. In the
primary zone, the recirculation of hot products stabilises the flame and completes the fuel …

Numerical study of nonreacting gas turbine combustor swirl flow using Reynolds stress model

SL Yang, YK Siow, BD Peschke… - J. Eng. Gas …, 2003 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper presents recent research on the use of a Reynolds stress turbulence model
(RSTM) for three-dimensional flowfield simulation inside gas turbine combustors. It intends …

Computational simulation of PT6A gas turbine engine operating with different blends of biodiesel—a transient-response analysis

C Bayona-Roa, JS Solís-Chaves, J Bonilla… - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
Instead of simplified steady-state models, with modern computers, one can solve the
complete aero-thermodynamics happening in gas turbine engines. In the present article, we …

Assessment of RANS-based turbulence models for isothermal confined swirling flow in a realistic can-type gas turbine combustor application

A Kumar, RP Bharti - Journal of Computational Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study assesses RANS-based turbulence models to simulate the isothermal
confined swirling flow in a combustor representing a constituent can combustor of the can …

Simulation of pollutant emissions from a gas-turbine combustor

H Mohamed, HB Ticha, S Mohamed - Combustion science and …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
In the present study, an emission model using a detailed chemical kinetic scheme is used to
provide the trends of formation and/or consumption of nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon …

Thermal and emission characteristics of a CAN combustor

RD Shah, J Banerjee - Heat and Mass Transfer, 2016 - Springer
Experimental investigations are carried out to establish the thermal and emission
characteristics of a CAN combustor. Temperature and emission levels at the combustor exit …

Influence of side wall expansion angle and swirl generator on flow pattern in a model combustor calculated with k–ε model

S Mondal, A Datta, A Sarkar - International journal of thermal sciences, 2004 - Elsevier
A numerical study based on finite difference solution technique is made to characterize
turbulent isothermal (non-reacting) swirl flow in a combustor for varying side wall expansion …