Thermoacoustic instability in combustors

AS Morgans, D Yang - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Thermoacoustic instability is a flow instability that arises due to a two-way coupling between
acoustic waves and unsteady heat release rate. It can cause damaging, large-amplitude …

Linear flow analysis inspired by mathematical methods from quantum mechanics

L Magri, PJ Schmid, JP Moeck - Annual Review of Fluid …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Since its birth in the 1920s, quantum mechanics has motivated and advanced the analysis of
linear operators. In this effort, it significantly contributed to the development of sophisticated …

Prediction and control of combustion instabilities in real engines

T Poinsot - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents recent progress in the field of thermoacoustic combustion instabilities in
propulsion engines such as rockets or gas turbines. Combustion instabilities have been …

Large-eddy simulations of self-excited thermoacoustic instability in a premixed swirling combustor with an outlet nozzle

Y Sun, D Zhao, C Ji, T Zhu, Z Rao, B Wang - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Reducing the footprint of greenhouse gases and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from
combustion systems means that they have been operating under lean or ultra-lean fuel–air …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of combustion instability limit cycle oscillations by combining flame describing function simulations with a thermoacoustic network model

X Han, J Li, AS Morgans - Combustion and Flame, 2015 - Elsevier
Accurate prediction of limit cycle oscillations resulting from combustion instability has been a
long-standing challenge. The present work uses a coupled approach to predict the limit …

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 …

Applications of PLIF in fundamental research on turbulent combustion of hydrogen and hydrogen hybrid fuels: A brief review

W Gu, X Liu, Z Wang, H Zheng - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
One of the important choices for achieving decarbonization goals on a large scale is the
extensive use of H 2. However, the highly reactive nature of H 2 often leads to challenges …

[BOOK][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 …

Advanced laser diagnostics for an improved understanding of premixed flame-wall interactions

A Dreizler, B Böhm - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2015 - Elsevier
This review discusses the role of laser diagnostics in combustion science and technology. In
its first part, it may guide understanding of advanced diagnostic methods, and is particularly …