OH Fluorescence Images of Pulsed Flame Jet in a Swirl Flow

CFD Insight of the Flow Dynamics and Velocity Fields in a Gas Turbine Combustor with a Swirl Flame

The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of gas turbine combustor were performed for CH4<span st...

Spray Flame and Exhaust Jet Characteristics of a Pressurized Swirl Combustor

Title of Document: SPRAY FLAME AND EXHAUST JET CHARACTERISTICS OF A PRESSURIZED SWIRL COMBUSTOR Martin Brendan Linck, Doctor of Philosophy, 2006 Directed By: Professor Ashwani K. Gupta Department of Mechanical Engineering This work describes an investigation of swirl-stabilized flames, created in a combustor featuring co-annular swirling airflows, under unenclosed, enclosed, and submerged condi...

Flame Stabilization Using a Pulsed Plasma Discharge in Subsonic Flow

Stable combustion in a harsh environment, such as lean fuel concentration and/or low temperature conditions, is attractive because of its low emissions. However, such flames suffer from lack of stability. In our research, an AC plasma discharge is applied to a lifted jet flame to increase the stability of the flame. Two types of discharges are utilized for this experiment. First, a single elect...

Flow visualization of vortex structure in a pulsed rectangular jet

Pulsating jet is visualized using hydrogen bubble method to clarify the vortex nature in the near field of the jet. This study focused on the development in space and time of vortex structures evolution in low aspect-ratio rectangular jet with pulsation. Pulsation means large-amplitude, low-frequency excitation which is expected to increase the mixing and spreading of the jet and to accelerate ...

Part III Swirl Stabilized Turbulent Flame Dynamics