A review of oscillation mechanisms and the role of the precessing vortex core (PVC) in swirl combustion systems

N Syred - Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 2006 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the occurrence of the precessing vortex core (PVC) and other
instabilities, which occur in, swirl combustion systems whilst identifying mechanisms, which …

Large eddy simulations of gaseous flames in gas turbine combustion chambers

LYM Gicquel, G Staffelbach, T Poinsot - Progress in energy and combustion …, 2012 - Elsevier
Recent developments in numerical schemes, turbulent combustion models and the regular
increase of computing power allow Large Eddy Simulation (LES) to be applied to real …

Flow–flame interactions causing acoustically coupled heat release fluctuations in a thermo-acoustically unstable gas turbine model combustor

AM Steinberg, I Boxx, M Stöhr, CD Carter… - Combustion and Flame, 2010 - Elsevier
A detailed analysis of the flow–flame interactions associated with acoustically coupled heat-
release rate fluctuations was performed for a 10kW, CH4/air, swirl stabilized flame in a gas …

Flow and heat transfer in swirl tubes—A review

F Seibold, P Ligrani, B Weigand - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of modern gas turbines for aircraft propulsion and power generation
demands ever-increasing efficiency, which can be achieved by rising the turbine inlet …

[BOOK][B] Computational methods for fluid dynamics

JH Ferziger, M Perić - 2002 - Springer
Computational fluid dynamics, commonly known by the acronym 'CFD', continues to have
significant expansion. There are many software packages available that solve fluid flow …

Temporally resolved planar measurements of transient phenomena in a partially pre-mixed swirl flame in a gas turbine model combustor

I Boxx, M Stöhr, C Carter, W Meier - Combustion and Flame, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper presents observations and analysis of the time-dependent behavior of a 10kW
partially pre-mixed, swirl-stabilized methane–air flame exhibiting self-excited thermo …

Coherent structures in unsteady swirling jet flow

CE Cala, EC Fernandes, MV Heitor, SI Shtork - Experiments in Fluids, 2006 - Springer
An LDA technique and phase-averaging analysis were used to study unsteady precessing
flow in a model vortex burner. Detailed measurements were made for Re= 15,000 and S …

Experimental and CFD study on effects of spiral guide vanes on cyclone performance

F Zhou, G Sun, X Han, Y Zhang, W Bi - Advanced Powder Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental and numerical study on a tangential inlet cyclone
separator with a spiral guide vane which is not often researched. Numerical pressure drop …

Numerical investigation of swirling flow in cylindrical cyclones

R Hreiz, C Gentric, N Midoux - Chemical engineering research and design, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper constitutes a preliminary study of the two-phase flow in a Gas–Liquid Cylindrical
Cyclone (GLCC© 1) separator. A GLCC consists in a vertical pipe with a downward inclined …

[HTML][HTML] What is important in the simulation of spray dryer performance and how do current CFD models perform?

DF Fletcher, B Guo, DJE Harvie, TAG Langrish… - Applied mathematical …, 2006 - Elsevier
Spray dryers are of considerable importance in many industrial drying operations, yet their
modelling has been relatively neglected. Here we present a summary of many years work …