Stability and structure of lean swirling spray flames with various degrees of prevaporization

J Wang, PM de Oliveira, RS Pathania… - … Journal of Spray …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Achieving full premixing and complete evaporation in lean prevaporized premixed
combustors is challenging as it depends on the spray injector characteristics …

How do the oxygenated functional groups in ether, carbonate and alcohol affect soot formation in Jet A2 diffusion flames?

YR Tan, M Salamanca, J Akroyd, M Kraft - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
Four oxygenated fuels: ethanol (EtOH), dimethyl carbonate (DMC), dimethoxymethane
(DMM) and polyoxymethylene dimethyl ether (PODE 3) were blended with Jet A2 to …

Experimental investigation of unconfined turbulent premixed bluff-body stabilized flames operated with vapourised liquid fuels

RS Pathania, AW Skiba, E Mastorakos - Combustion and Flame, 2021 - Elsevier
The structure of turbulent unconfined bluff-body flames of vapourised liquid fuels was
investigated at conditions far from and close to blow-off with high-speed (5 kHz) OH-PLIF …

[HTML][HTML] Lean blow-off of premixed swirl-stabilised flames with vapourised kerosene

RS Pathania, I El Helou, AW Skiba, R Ciardiello… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lean blow-off (LBO) conditions, duration of the extinction transient, and flame structure were
investigated for swirl-stabilised, fully-premixed flames operated with methane and …

Investigations of the effect of dome spacing on ignition performance of a model combustor with RP-3 liquid aviation fuel

K Yao, X He, Y Jin, R Lu, X Lang - Fuel Processing Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Dome spacing is one of the most critical factors to affect the ignition performance of the
aerospace engine. In this paper, a three-dome model combustor is designed to investigate …

Analysis of supersonic shear effects on flame characteristics of an evaporating flame-holder

J Wei, H Zhu, Z Zhu, X He, Z Ren - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Flame stabilization and its interaction with flow characteristics are crucial to the development
of air-breathing propulsion engine. In this paper, experiments and numerical simulations …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative study of gaseous fuel flame characteristics for different bluff body geometries

IA Ibrahim, AH Shokry, MM Shabaan… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Flame stabilization by a bluff-body is commonly used in many combustion applications to
improve mixture characteristics, enhance flame stability and assist in combustion control …

Effects of wall confinement on flame topologies and lean blowout characteristics of partially premixed DME/air flames in a gas turbine model combustor

X Shi, Z Liu, T Lian, S Han, Y Zhang, Z Xi, W Li, Y Li - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Dimethyl ether (DME) is a promising alternative fuel for gas turbines, considering its
renewable nature and potential for large-scale synthesis from CO 2 feedstock. However …

Characterizing lean blowout dynamics of DME/air premixed swirl flames in a gas turbine model combustor with and without confinement

Z Liu, X Shi, Y Zhang, X Yang, S Han, J Fang… - Aerospace Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work investigates lean blowout (LBO) dynamics of dimethyl ether (DME)/air premixed
swirl flames in a gas turbine model combustor with and without confinement. CH …

[HTML][HTML] Large eddy simulations of turbulent premixed bluff body flames operated with ethanol, n-heptane, and jet fuels

A Åkerblom, C Fureby - Combustion and Flame, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Large Eddy Simulations (LES) are carried out targeting an unconfined premixed
bluff body burner operated with ethanol, n-heptane, Jet A, and a Sustainable Aviation Fuel …