Critical transitions and their early warning signals in thermoacoustic systems

I Pavithran, VR Unni, RI Sujith - The European Physical Journal Special …, 2021 - Springer
Many complex systems undergo critical transitions. A thermoacoustic system is one such
system which exhibits a catastrophic transition to a state of oscillatory instability known as …

[HTML][HTML] Complex system approach to investigate and mitigate thermoacoustic instability in turbulent combustors

RI Sujith, VR Unni - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Thermoacoustic instability in turbulent combustors is a nonlinear phenomenon resulting
from the interaction between acoustics, hydrodynamics, and the unsteady flame. Over the …

Rijke tube: A nonlinear oscillator

K Manoj, SA Pawar, J Kurths, RI Sujith - Chaos: An Interdisciplinary …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Dynamical systems theory has emerged as an interdisciplinary area of research to
characterize the complex dynamical transitions in real-world systems. Various nonlinear …

[BOG][B] Thermoacoustic Instability

RI Sujith, SA Pawar - 2021 - Springer
Thermoacoustic instability, also known as combustion instability, continues to be a problem
in the development of modern gas turbine combustors and rocket engines. Such instability is …

Dynamical systems and complex systems theory to study unsteady combustion

RI Sujith, VR Unni - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2021 - Elsevier
Reacting flow fields are often subject to unsteadiness due to flow, reaction, diffusion, and
acoustics. Further, flames can also exhibit inherent unsteadiness caused by various intrinsic …

Dragon-king extreme events as precursors for catastrophic transition

D Premraj, K Suresh, SA Pawar, L Kabiraj… - Europhysics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Unexpected catastrophic transitions are often observed in complex systems. However, the
prediction of such transitions is difficult in practice. Here, we find a special kind of extreme …

Strange nonchaotic dynamics in a discrete FitzHugh–Nagumo neuron model with sigmoidal recovery variable

S Kumarasamy, A Srinivasan, M Ramasamy… - … Journal of Nonlinear …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
We report the appearance of strange nonchaotic attractors in a discrete FitzHugh–Nagumo
neuron model with discontinuous resetting. The well-known strange nonchaotic attractors …

Dynamical characterization of thermoacoustic oscillations in a hydrogen-enriched partially premixed swirl-stabilized methane/air combustor

A Kushwaha, P Kasthuri… - … for Gas Turbines …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In this study, we systematically analyze the effects of hydrogen enrichment in the well-known
PRECCINSTA burner, a partially premixed swirl-stabilized methane/air combustor. Kee** …

Synchronization framework for modeling transition to thermoacoustic instability in laminar combustors

Y Weng, VR Unni, RI Sujith, A Saha - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
We, herein, present a new model based on the framework of synchronization to describe a
thermoacoustic system and capture the multiple bifurcations that such a system undergoes …

Longitudinal and azimuthal thermoacoustic modes in a pressurized annular combustor with bluff-body-stabilized methane-hydrogen flames

B Ahn, HT Nygård, NA Worth, Z Yang, LKB Li - Physical Review Fluids, 2024 - APS
In this experimental study on a methane-hydrogen fired laboratory-scale pressurized
annular combustor, various steady and transient operating conditions were explored. Under …