Nine decades of rocket engine and gas turbine development have shown that
thermoacoustic oscillations are difficult to predict but can usually be eliminated with …

Thermoacoustic oscillations associated with transverse acoustic modes are routinely
encountered in combustion chambers. While a large literature on this topic exists for rockets …

Explore a unified treatment of the dynamics of combustor systems, including acoustics, fluid
mechanics, and combustion in a single rigorous text. This updated new edition features an …

Optical imaging techniques are ubiquitous for the resolution of non-uniformities in gas flows.
Planar imaging techniques such as laser-induced fluorescence are well established and …

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 …

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 …

Analysis of combustion instabilities relies in most cases on linear analysis but most
observations of these processes are carried out in the nonlinear regime where the system …

The dynamics of premixed confined swirling flames is investigated by examining their
response to incident velocity perturbations. A generalized transfer function designated as …

The development of diagnostic methods suitable for the monitoring of practical flames is an
important objective, which is receiving a growing attention and significant research efforts …

Thermoacoustic combustion instability is one of the most challenging operational issues in
several high-performance, low-emissions combustion technologies, including gas turbines …