Turbulent combustion modelling and experiments: Recent trends and developments

A Giusti, E Mastorakos - Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 2019 - Springer
The development of better laser-based experimental methods and the fast rise in computer
power has created an unprecedented shift in turbulent combustion research. The range of …

Time-resolved study of mixing and reaction in an aero-engine model combustor at increased pressure

I Litvinov, J Yoon, C Noren, M Stöhr, I Boxx… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, we experimentally investigate large-scale vortex structures, fuel-air mixing and
reaction processes, which occur in a partially premixed swirl-stabilized ethylene/air flame in …

Influence of operating conditions on flow field dynamics and soot formation in an aero-engine model combustor

M Grader, P Gerlinger - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
Large-eddy simulations of a sooting aero-engine model combustor are performed for three
operating points. They are analyzed to investigate the influence of secondary air injection …

Soot formation and flame structure in swirl-stabilized turbulent non-premixed methane combustion

LY Wang, S Chatterjee, Q An, AM Steinberg… - Combustion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The relationships between flow field, flame structure, and soot distribution were investigated
experimentally in turbulent 4 kW non-premixed swirl flames of methane and air at three …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison between fossil and synthetic kerosene flames from the perspective of soot emissions in a swirl spray RQL burner

I El Helou, JM Foale, RS Pathania, R Ciardiello… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Swirl-stabilized turbulent spray flames operating at atmospheric pressure, with both a
conventional Jet-A kerosene ('A2') and a synthetic fuel blend ('C5') and radially-injected …

Influence of alternative fuel properties and combustor operating conditions on the nvPM and gaseous emissions produced by a small-scale RQL combustor

J Harper, E Durand, P Bowen, D Pugh, M Johnson… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Non-volatile Particulate Matter (nvPM) from aircraft gas turbine engines are harmful
to both human health and the environment, but can be significantly reduced by using low …

Simultaneous imaging of soot volume fraction, PAH, and OH in a turbulent n-heptane spray flame

IA Mulla, B Renou - Combustion and Flame, 2019 - Elsevier
Soot formation and oxidation in a turbulent n-heptane jet spray flame are investigated
through simultaneous imaging of quantitative soot volume fraction (fv), flame-front (OH), and …

Investigation of soot formation in turbulent spray flame burning real fuel

L Gallen, E Riber, B Cuenot - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract This work uses Large Eddy Simulation (LES) combined with an accurate chemical
description to predict soot formation in a turbulent spray flame burning real fuel at …

Impact of precessing vortex core dynamics on the thermoacoustic instabilities in a swirl-stabilized combustor

A Karmarkar, S Gupta, I Boxx… - Journal of Fluid …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Global instabilities in swirling flows can significantly alter the flame and flow dynamics of
swirl-stabilized flames, such as those in modern gas turbine engines. In this study, we …

Near-threshold soot formation in premixed flames at elevated pressure

X Mi, A Saylam, T Endres, C Schulz, T Dreier - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
Soot formation at lean-threshold conditions referred to as “near-threshold sooting
conditions”(ie, with stoichiometry, φ, around 1.90 for ethene as a fuel) are studied in laminar …