Control of self-excited thermoacoustic oscillations using transient forcing, hysteresis and mode switching

Y Guan, W He, M Murugesan, Q Li, P Liu, LKB Li - Combustion and Flame, 2019 - Elsevier
In many combustion devices, strong self-excited flow oscillations can arise from feedback
between unsteady heat release and acoustics, resulting in increased vibration and pollutant …

Combustion-acoustic interactions through cross-talk area between adjacent model gas turbine combustors

K Moon, H Jegal, J Gu, KT Kim - Combustion and Flame, 2019 - Elsevier
Longitudinal-mode combustion instabilities in can-annular gas turbine combustion systems
are influenced by acoustic interactions between adjacent combustors; these interactions …

Experimental study of the effects of hydrogen addition on the thermoacoustic instability in a variable-length combustor

J Zhang, A Ratner - International journal of hydrogen energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The current study examined the self-excited thermoacoustic instability of hydrogen/methane
premixed flames using a variable-length combustor (300–1100 mm). The global dynamic …

Experimental investigation of combustion instability in a centrally staged combustor under self-excited oscillation conditions

J Ma, M Han, X Han, X Hui, X Xue - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
This paper presents an experimental investigation of combustion instability and flame
dynamics in a laboratory-scale lean premixed prevaporized centrally staged combustor …

Mutual synchronization of two flame-driven thermoacoustic oscillators: Dissipative and time-delayed coupling effects

K Moon, Y Guan, LKB Li, KT Kim - Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Low-emissions can-annular gas turbines are prone to develop low-frequency self-excited
thermoacoustic oscillations. Such oscillations arise from the coupling between adjacent …

Characterization of nonlinear responses of non-premixed flames to low-frequency acoustic excitations

D Pan, C Ji, T Zhu - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Stable design of Combustor in industrial boiler and burner. Abstract
The response of flames' heat release to acoustic excitation is a critical factor for …

Chaos, synchronization, and desynchronization in a liquid-fueled diffusion-flame combustor with an intrinsic hydrodynamic mode

Y Guan, LKB Li, B Ahn, KT Kim - Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
We experimentally investigate the nonlinear dynamics of a thermoacoustically self-excited
aero-engine combustion system featuring a turbulent swirling liquid-fueled diffusion flame in …

Inlet temperature driven supercritical bifurcation of combustion instabilities in a lean premixed prevaporized combustor

X Han, D Laera, AS Morgans, Y Lin, C Zhang… - … Thermal and Fluid …, 2019 - Elsevier
The present article reports experimental observation and analyses of a supercritical
bifurcation of combustion instabilities triggered by the air inlet temperature (T a). The studies …

A new modeling method to estimate the heat transfer characteristics of supercritical aviation kerosene RP-3 with pyrolysis

Y Zhang, Y Cao, Y Feng, S Xu, J Wang, J Qin - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The heat transfer mechanism of hydrocarbon fuels is important for designing cooling
structures for hypersonic craft. This study investigated the supercritical heat transfer …

The effect of inlet boundaries on combustion instability in a pressure-elevated combustor

X Han, D Yang, J Wang, C Zhang - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The effect of inlet boundaries on combustion instabilities in a spray combustor is
investigated experimentally in this paper. The combustor is operated at pressure-elevated …