Combustion dynamics of multi-element lean-premixed hydrogen-air flame ensemble

H Kang, KT Kim - Combustion and Flame, 2021 - Elsevier
The crux of the technical issues facing the development of hydrogen gas turbine engines is
the problem of how to enable low NOx, low dynamics combustor operations without …

Effects of inter-stage mixing on the NOx emission of staged ammonia combustion

Z Li, S Li - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Rich-lean staged combustion is a promising method to achieve low NO x emission for NH 3
fuel. The NO x emission of the rich-lean staged combustion heavily relies on inter-stage …

Autoignition flame dynamics in sequential combustors

O Schulz, N Noiray - Combustion and Flame, 2018 - Elsevier
This numerical study investigates the linear and non-linear flame dynamics in the second
stage of a sequential combustor, with methane fuel injection into vitiated hot gas. It focuses …

Mode shape-dependent thermoacoustic interactions between a lean-premixed primary flame and an axially-staged transverse reacting jet

Y Choi, KT Kim - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
Axial fuel staging enables elevation of the turbine inlet temperature in advanced heavy-duty
gas turbine combustors to∼ 2000 K, ultimately to achieve more than 65% combined cycle …

Rotational symmetry-driven modal dynamics of high-frequency transverse instabilities in a lean-premixed multislit hydrogen combustor

D Park, T Lee, KT Kim - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
A cluster of small-scale multislit injectors, with aperture dimension of the same order of
magnitude as the characteristic thickness of hydrogen flames, effectively mitigates flashback …

Combustion and flame position impacts on shear layer dynamics in a reacting jet in cross-flow

V Nair, M Sirignano, BL Emerson… - Journal of Fluid …, 2022 - cambridge.org
This study experimentally investigates reacting jets in cross-flow (RJICF), considering
flame/shear layer offset, momentum flux ratio (dependencies exist for reacting cases in …

Preheating and premixing effects on NOx emissions in a high-pressure axially staged combustor

T Genova, M Otero, A Morales, B Stiehl, S Martin… - Combustion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
NO x emissions remain a primary concern for modern and future gas turbines, particularly as
we progress towards a net-zero carbon future. It is critical to identify novel strategies to …

The influence of pressure on flame-flow characteristics of a reacting jet in crossflow

M Otero, T Genova Jr, B Stiehl… - Journal of …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This work experimentally investigates the effects of elevated combustor pressures on the
characteristics of a lean premixed reacting methane/air jet injected into a lean vitiated …

Fuel Stratification Influence on NOx Emission in a Premixed Axial Reacting Jet-in-Crossflow at High Pressure

B Stiehl, T Genova, M Otero… - Journal of Energy …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Three reacting jet-in-crossflow (JiC) methane/air flames were numerically investigated in a
lean axially staged combustor at a pressure of five atmospheres. A detailed chemistry Star …

NOX reduction in an axially staged gas turbine model combustor through increase in the combustor exit Mach number

NS Rodrigues, O Busari, WCB Senior… - Combustion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Advanced combustion technologies to limit NO X production are needed to meet rigorous
emissions standards, which are required due to the harmful effect of NO X on the …