Simulation of liquid droplets combustion in a rotating detonation engine

M Salvadori, A Panchal, S Menon - Proceedings of the Combustion …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent research towards using liquid fuel in rotating detonation engines (RDE) has been
assessed here using numerical simulations of a representative three-dimensional (3D) …

Foundational Fuel Chemistry Model 2–iso-Butene chemistry and application in modeling alcohol-to-jet fuel combustion

Y Zhang, W Dong, R Xu, GP Smith, H Wang - Combustion and Flame, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Hybrid Chemistry (HyChem) approach is applied to model the combustion
chemistry of Gevo's alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) fuel, a conventional Jet A fuel, and their blends. The …

Numerical Modeling of Chemical Kinetics, Spray Dynamics, and Turbulent Combustion towards Sustainable Aviation

A Åkerblom, M Passad, A Ercole, N Zettervall… - Aerospace, 2023 - mdpi.com
With growing interest in sustainable civil supersonic and hypersonic aviation, there is a need
to model the combustion of alternative, sustainable jet fuels. This work presents numerical …

Numerical study of spray combustion effects on detonation propagation

M Salvadori, A Panchal, S Menon - AIAA Journal, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
Considering the recent interest in the use of liquid fuel in rotating detonation engines, there
is a need to understand the interactions of a detonation wave with liquid fuel. Detonation …

Simulation of wave mode switching in a rotating detonation engine with gaseous and liquid fuel

M Salvadori, A Panchal, S Menon - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional simulations of a realistic two-phase rotating detonation engine are
conducted to understand the effects of gaseous and liquid fuel on mechanisms of wave …

Influence of key geometrical features on the non-reacting flow of a Lean Direct Injection (LDI) combustor through Large-Eddy Simulation and a Design of Experiments

M Carreres, J García-Tíscar, M Belmar-Gil… - Aerospace Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Lean Direct Injection (LDI) emerged as an interesting concept to limit NOx
emissions in aero engines at the cost of operating close to the flame lean blow-off limit. In …

Fuel Property Impact on Lean Blow Out for Sustainable Aviation Fuels in Gas Turbine Combustors

D Dasgupta, S Som - … : Power for Land, Sea, and Air, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Abstract Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) offer a solution for lowering the carbon emissions
produced by the aviation sector. However, these fuels have different properties than …

The Role of Hydrodynamic Instabilities on Near-Lean Blowout Flame Shapes in a Swirl-Stabilized Spray Combustor

N Rock, S Stouffer… - … for Gas Turbines …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This study investigates the role of hydrodynamic instabilities on near-lean blowout (LBO)
flame shapes in a swirl-stabilized spray combustor. Hydrodynamic instabilities often …

A Comparison of Re-shock Mixing due to Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability in a Laboratory Channel and Free-Field Domain

A Panchal, S Menon - AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
A comparison of Re-Shock mixing and Richtmyer-Meshkov instability (RMI) in free-field
domain and lab-scale systems is conducted computationally. A planar channel with an …

Modeling the effect of metal particles on solid fuel burning in a ramjet combustor

A Panchal, S Menon - AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
Large-scale modeling for solid fuel ramjet (SFRJ) combustion is conducted with a focus on
studying the effect of embedded small-sized metal particles in the solid fuel on flame holding …