A review of aircraft subsonic and supersonic combustors

GAQ Abdulrahman, NAA Qasem, B Imteyaz… - Aerospace Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Combustion is an essential process for generating propulsion for most existing aircraft. The
combustion processes, such as ignition, flame propagation, and flame stability, are …

Simulation of the ignition process in an annular multiple-injector combustor and comparison with experiments

M Philip, M Boileau, R Vicquelin… - … for Gas Turbines …, 2015 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Ignition is a problem of fundamental interest with critical practical implications. While there
are many studies of ignition of single injector configurations, the transient ignition of a full …

Investigations of the effect of the primary hole on ignition performance of a three-dome model combustor with RP-3 liquid aviation fuel

K Yao, X He, Y **, Y Huang, Y Wang… - Aerospace Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The primary hole exerts a substantial influence on the ignition performance of gas turbine
combustors. The current investigation delves into the effect of primary hole jets on the …

Flame propagation patterns and local flame features of an annular combustor with multiple centrally staged swirling burners

G Wang, H Wang, Y **a, L Zhong, E Barakat, W Tao - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In this paper, the transient ignition process of an annular combustor with 16 centrally staged
swirling burners is experimentally investigated to study the mechanism of burner–burner …

Experimental investigation of the flame front propagation characteristic during light-round ignition in an annular combustor

Y **a, C Linghu, Y Zheng, C Ye, C Ma, H Ge… - Flow, Turbulence and …, 2019 - Springer
The light-round process in a transparent annular combustor which comprises 16 swirling
injectors injecting lean premixed propane/air mixtures is experimentally investigated. This …

Experimental investigation on the flame propagation pattern of a staged partially premixed annular combustor

W Gao, J Yang, F Liu, Y Mu, C Liu, G Xu - Combustion and Flame, 2021 - Elsevier
The transient ignition process of a staged partially premixed low-emission annular
combustor was investigated experimentally in this paper. This study focused on the …

Analysis of flame propagation mechanisms during light-round in an annular spray flame combustor: the impact of wall heat transfer and two-phase flow

K Töpperwien, S Puggelli, R Vicquelin - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
Ignition in annular multi-burner combustors is marked by a succession of four phases,
ending with a characteristic flame expansion from burner to burner, often referred to as light …

Local flame and flow properties of propagating premixed turbulent flames during light-round process in a MICCA-type annular combustor

L Zhong, Y Yang, T **, Y **a, Y Fang, Y Zheng… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, local flame and flow properties of propagating premixed turbulent propane/air
flames were derived by two-dimensional time-resolved Mie scattering and PIV methodology …

Experimental investigation on dynamics of spray atomization, ignition, and flame propagation in an annular combustor

Z Zhu, J Hou, C Ma, G Wang - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The combustor employed in small and medium-sized turboshaft engines is characterized by
a small flame tube height and a large distance between adjacent burners, rendering it …

Aerodynamics study of a linearly-arranged 5-swirler array

YH Kao, SB Tambe, SM Jeng - … Expo: Power for …, 2014 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In this experimental work, a series of tests have been conducted to further study the
aerodynamics of linearly-arranged 5-swirler arrays, using Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV) …