Hydrogen combustion in gas turbines

S Gkantonas, M Talibi, R Balachandran… - Hydrogen for Future …, 2023 - Springer
The development of gas turbines using 100% hydrogen as fuel is an important step towards
the development of new energy and propulsion technologies using zero carbon fuels. This …

[HTML][HTML] Measurements and modelling of the three-dimensional near-field dispersion of particulate matter emitted from passenger ships in a port environment

MJ Haugen, S Gkantonas, I El Helou, R Pathania… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
The maritime sector poses significant challenges in controlling the emission of harmful
pollutants, such as particulate matter, and reducing their impact on coastal areas and the …

A species-weighted flamelet/progress variable model with differential diffusion effects for oxy-fuel jet flames

X Jiang, J Guo, Z Wei, E Quadarella, HG Im, Z Liu - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
A flamelet/progress variable (FPV) model accounting for the differential diffusion (DD) effects
is proposed and applied to large eddy simulation (LES) of turbulent oxy-fuel flames (Sevault …

Low-Order Autoignition Modeling for Hydrogen Transverse Jets

S Gkantonas, E Mastorakos - Journal of Propulsion and Power, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper presents a method for evaluating the risk of autoignition for the canonical
problem of an enclosed hydrogen jet in crossflow (JICF), which is highly relevant to the …

[HTML][HTML] A spark energy deposition model in mixture fraction space for simulations of turbulent non-premixed flame ignition

HSAM Awad, S Gkantonas, E Mastorakos - Applications in Energy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Predicting the ignition probability remains important for designing reliable combustors. A
spark ignition model in mixture fraction space is proposed and used in a Large Eddy …

Estimation of Autoignition Propensity in Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Premixers Using Incompletely Stirred Reactor Network Modeling

S Gkantonas, S Jella, S Iavarone… - … for Gas Turbines …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The study of autoignition propensity in premixers for gas turbines is critical for their safe
operation and design. Although premixers can be analyzed using reacting computational …

Stochastic modelling for the effects of micromixing on soot in turbulent non-premixed flames

S Gkantonas, E Mastorakos - Combustion Theory and Modelling, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The impact of micromixing and scalar dissipation rate (SDR) fluctuations on the evolution of
soot particle size distribution (PSD) dynamics in non-premixed turbulent flames is …

Quantification of Autoignition Risk in Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Premixers Using Incompletely Stirred Reactor and Surrogate Modeling

S Iavarone, S Gkantonas, S Jella… - … for Gas Turbines …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The design and operation of premixers for gas turbines must deal with the possibility of
relatively rare events causing dangerous autoignition (AI). Rare AI events may occur in the …

[PDF][PDF] Incompletely Stirred Reactor Network modeling for the estimation of turbulent non-premixed autoignition

S Iavarone, S Gkantonas, E Mastorakos - International Colloquium on the …, 2022 - icders.org
Autoignition in turbulent reactive flows is a lingering problem of fundamental importance and
practical interest. The understanding of the complex interactions between turbulence, micro …

Simulating extinction and blow-off in kerosene swirl spray flames

JM Foale - 2022 - repository.cam.ac.uk
Alternative jet fuels are being developed for use with existing jet engines, however there are
still knowledge gaps concerning how unusual compositions and properties of these fuels …