Sensitivity and nonlinearity of thermoacoustic oscillations

MP Juniper, RI Sujith - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Nine decades of rocket engine and gas turbine development have shown that
thermoacoustic oscillations are difficult to predict but can usually be eliminated with …

Transverse combustion instabilities: Acoustic, fluid mechanic, and flame processes

J O'Connor, V Acharya, T Lieuwen - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2015 - Elsevier
Thermoacoustic oscillations associated with transverse acoustic modes are routinely
encountered in combustion chambers. While a large literature on this topic exists for rockets …

[HTML][HTML] Combustion noise

AP Dowling, Y Mahmoudi - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2015 - Elsevier
Combustion noise is becoming increasingly important as a major noise source in
aeroengines and ground based gas turbines. This is partially because advances in design …

Fuel flexibility, stability and emissions in premixed hydrogen-rich gas turbine combustion: Technology, fundamentals, and numerical simulations

S Taamallah, K Vogiatzaki, FM Alzahrani… - Applied energy, 2015 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to review the progress made in understanding the effects of
fuel composition on premixed gas turbine combustion, with a special emphasis on system …

A review of active control approaches in stabilizing combustion systems in aerospace industry

D Zhao, Z Lu, H Zhao, XY Li, B Wang, P Liu - Progress in Aerospace …, 2018 - Elsevier
Self-sustained combustion instabilities are one of the most plaguing challenges and
problems in lean-conditioned propulsion and land-based engine systems, such as rocket …

Thermoacoustic instability considerations for high hydrogen combustion in lean premixed gas turbine combustors: a review

J Beita, M Talibi, S Sadasivuni, R Balachandran - Hydrogen, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hydrogen is receiving increasing attention as a versatile energy vector to help accelerate
the transition to a decarbonised energy future. Gas turbines will continue to play a critical …

[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 …

[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 …

Dynamics and control of premixed combustion systems based on flame transfer and describing functions

T Schuller, T Poinsot, S Candel - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2020 - cambridge.org
This article describes recent progress on premixed flame dynamics interacting with acoustic
waves. Expressions are derived to determine the stability of combustors with respect to …

Investigation on lean blow-off characteristics and stabilization mechanism of premixed hydrogen enhanced ammonia/air swirl flames in a gas turbine combustor

X Wei, M Zhang, J Wang, Z Huang - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Ammonia (NH 3), a suitable hydrogen carrier, is regarded as one of the most
promising alternative energy sources due to its zero-carbon nature. However, the main …