Krylov methods for large-scale dynamical systems: Application in fluid dynamics

RAS Frantz, JC Loiseau… - Applied …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In fluid dynamics, predicting and characterizing bifurcations, from the onset of unsteadiness
to the transition to turbulence, is of critical importance for both academic and industrial …

Modelling the response of a turbulent jet flame to acoustic forcing in a linearized framework using an active flame approach

TL Kaiser, G Varillon, W Polifke, F Zhang, T Zirwes… - Combustion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study performs a linear mean field analysis of a turbulent reacting methane-air jet flame,
with the goal of predicting the response of the reacting flow to upstream acoustic actuation …

Mean field coupling mechanisms explaining the impact of the precessing vortex core on the flame transfer function

F Lückoff, TL Kaiser, CO Paschereit… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The flame transfer functions (FTF) is a key quantity to assess the thermoacoustic properties
of combustion systems. It is known to depend on the hydrodynamic instabilities of the …

FELiCS: a versatile linearized solver addressing dynamics in multi-physics flows

TL Kaiser, S Demange, JS Müller, S Knechtel… - AIAA Aviation 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-3434. vid This manuscript provides
a brief description of the linearized flow solver FELiCS and reviews six applications of the …

Receptivity of the turbulent precessing vortex core: synchronization experiments and global adjoint linear stability analysis

JS Müller, F Lückoff, P Paredes, V Theofilis… - Journal of Fluid …, 2020 - cambridge.org
The precessing vortex core (PVC) is a coherent structure that can arise in swirling jets from a
global instability. In this work, the PVC is investigated under highly turbulent conditions. The …

Phase-opposition control of the precessing vortex core in turbulent swirl flames for investigation of mixing and flame stability

F Lückoff, M Sieber… - … of Engineering for …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The precessing vortex core (PVC) is a helically shaped coherent flow structure that occurs in
reacting and nonreacting swirling flows undergoing vortex breakdown. In swirl-stabilized …

Excitation of the precessing vortex core by active flow control to suppress thermoacoustic instabilities in swirl flames

F Lückoff, K Oberleithner - International Journal of Spray and …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
In this study, we apply periodic flow excitation of the precessing vortex core at the
centerbody of a swirl-stabilized combustor to investigate the impact of the precessing vortex …

On the relevance of the runner crown for flow instabilities in a Francis turbine

JS Müller, F Lückoff, TL Kaiser… - IOP Conference Series …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The precessing vortex core (PVC), also known as vortex rope, in a draft tube of a Francis-99
hydro turbine is investigated. The goal is to increase our comprehension of the root of the …

Prediction of the flow response of a turbulent flame to acoustic pertubations based on mean flow resolvent analysis

TL Kaiser, L Lesshafft… - … of Engineering for …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Resolvent analysis is applied to a nonreacting and a reacting swirled jet flow. Time-
averaged flows as input for the resolvent analysis and validation for the results of the …

Interacting Linear Modes in the Turbulent Flow of an Industrial Swirled Combustor

L Moczarski, NCW Treleaven, K Oberleithner… - AIAA Journal, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
Swirled flows often feature global modes that become manifest as skew-symmetric helical
vortices, also known as precessing vortex cores, which dominate the flow dynamics. This …