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EMISSIONS, COMBUSTION DYNAMICS, AND CONTROL OF A MULTIPLE SWIRL COMBUSTOR

LI, GUOQIANG
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1092767684

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2004, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Engineering : Aerospace Engineering.
To achieve single digit NOx emission from gas turbine combustors and prevent the combustion dynamics encountered in Lean Premixed Combustion, it is essential to understand the correlations among emission characteristics, combustion dynamics, and dynamics and characteristics of swirling flow field. The focus of this dissertation is to investigate the emission characteristics and combustion dynamics of multiple swirl dump combustors either in premixing or non-premixed combustion (e.g. Lean Direct Injection), and correlate these combustion characteristics (emissions, combustion instability and lean flammability) to the fluids dynamics (flow structures and its evolution). This study covers measurement of velocity flow field, temperature field, and combustion under effects of various parameters, including inlet flow Reynolds number, inlet air temperature, swirl configurations, downstream exhaust nozzle contraction ratios, length of mixing tube. These parameters are tested in both liquid and gaseous fuel combustions. Knowledge obtained through this comprehensive study is applied to passive and active controls for improving gas turbine combustion performance in the aid of novel sensor and actuator technologies. Emissions and combustion characteristics are shown closely related to the shape and size of central recirculation zone (CRZ), the mean and turbulence velocity and strain rate, and dynamics of large vortical structures. The passive controls, mostly geometry factors, affect the combustion characteristics and emissions through their influences on flow fields, and consequently temperature and radical fields. Air assist, which is used to adjust the momentum of fuel spray, is effective in reducing NOx and depress combustion oscillation without hurting LBO. Fuel distribution/split is also one important factor for achieving low NOx emission and control of combustion dynamics. The dynamics of combustion, including flame oscillations close to LBO and acoustic combustion instability, can be characterized by OH*/CH* radical oscillations and phase-locked chemiluminescence imaging. The periodic fluctuation of jet velocity and formation of large vortical structures within CRZ are responsible for combustion instability in multiple swirl combustors.
Dr. Ephraim Gutmark (Advisor)
297 p.
Engineering, Aerospace
emissions; combustion dynamics; gas turbine combustor; swirling flow

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  • LI, G. (2004). EMISSIONS, COMBUSTION DYNAMICS, AND CONTROL OF A MULTIPLE SWIRL COMBUSTOR [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1092767684

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • LI, GUOQIANG. EMISSIONS, COMBUSTION DYNAMICS, AND CONTROL OF A MULTIPLE SWIRL COMBUSTOR. 2004. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1092767684.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • LI, GUOQIANG. "EMISSIONS, COMBUSTION DYNAMICS, AND CONTROL OF A MULTIPLE SWIRL COMBUSTOR." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1092767684

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