Modeling and analysis of premixed flame dynamics by means of distributed time delays

W Polifke - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The unsteady response of a flame to acoustic or flow perturbations plays a crucial role in
thermoacoustic combustion instability. The majority of studies on this subject presents and …

Mitigating self-excited flame pulsating and thermoacoustic oscillations using perforated liners

D Zhao, E Gutmark, A Reinecke - Science Bulletin, 2019 - Elsevier
Open-loop control of self-excited flame pulsating oscillations and thermo-acoustic instability
is considered in this work. The performance of the control strategy is numerically evaluated …

Thermoacoustic instability and flame transfer function in a lean direct injection model gas turbine combustor

S Joo, S Kwak, J Lee, Y Yoon - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper discusses the combustion dynamic characteristics of hydrogen/methane flames
and the flame response to fuel flow fluctuation in a model lean-direct injection gas turbine …

Insight into the ultra-lean residual flame stabilized on a high-temperature bluff-body

S Cai, W Yang, J Wan - Combustion and Flame, 2025 - Elsevier
The lean premixed combustion LPC can achieve clean combustion of natural gas and
reduce emissions of harmful gases. However, this combustion mode is usually difficult to …

Blow-off mechanism of a holder-stabilized laminar premixed flame in a preheated mesoscale combustor

J Wan, H Zhao - Combustion and Flame, 2020 - Elsevier
In a previous study, we fabricated a well-designed mesoscale combustor with a flame holder
and preheating channels to improve the flame stability under extreme combustion …

Features of lean premixed flame stabilized on a bluff-body with different temperature magnitude

S Cai, W Yang, L Li, J Wan - Combustion and Flame, 2025 - Elsevier
The bluff-body is widely employed to improve the performance of the lean premixed
combustion LPC which has advantages of high efficiency and low pollutant emissions. To …

Control of intrinsic thermoacoustic instabilities using hydrogen fuel

A Ghani, W Polifke - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2021 - Elsevier
This conceptual numerical study explores a possible strategy for control of unstable intrinsic
thermoacoustic (ITA) modes. Control of the ITA feedback loop has not been discussed yet …

Anchoring mechanisms of a holder-stabilized premixed flame in a preheated mesoscale combustor

J Wan, H Zhao - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
ABSTRACT A very lean-premixed, laminar methane–air flame is demonstrated,
experimentally, to be stable in a mesoscale combustor with a flame holder. Unlike the …

Investigation of the influence of the bluff-body temperature on a lean premixed DME/air flame approaching blowoff

X Wang, K Liu, C Fu, M Wang, J Yu, Y Yan, J Li… - … Thermal and Fluid …, 2024 - Elsevier
In flames stabilized by a two-dimensional (2D) bluff body, the lean blowoff (LBO) limit can be
extended by increasing the bluff-body temperature, which is verified experimentally in …

Dynamics of methane/air premixed flame in a mesoscale diverging combustor with/without a cylindrical flame holder

J Wan, C Shang, H Zhao - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
A mesoscale diverging combustor with a cylindrical flame holder is developed to improve
the flame stability and obtain the steadily symmetrical flame, which can be used as heat …