Recent advances in combustion flow-field imaging measurements in high-pressure liquid-fueled gas turbine combustor concepts

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randy J. Locke ◽  
Yolanda R. Hicks ◽  
Michelle M. Zaller ◽  
Robert C. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbine Combustor ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Combustion Flow ◽  
Field Imaging

scholarly journals Research on combustion flow field imaging method based on ray casting algorithm

AIP Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 055022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Yao ◽  
Yueqi Zhang ◽  
Min Zhao ◽  
Ruipeng Guo ◽  
Jun Xu
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Imaging Method ◽  
Ray Casting ◽  
Combustion Flow ◽  
Ray Casting Algorithm ◽  
Field Imaging

Numerical Study of NOx Emissions in RQL Gas Turbine Combustor

2012 ◽  
Vol 510 ◽  
pp. 545-548
Author(s):  
Liang Yu ◽  
Shu Sheng Yuan ◽  
Zhi Bing Pang ◽  
Yun Liang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Simple Algorithm ◽  
Wall Region ◽  
Gas Turbine Combustor ◽  
Mixing Processes ◽  
Finite Difference Equations ◽  
High Temperature Area ◽  
Exit Temperature

RNG (Renormalization Group) k-ε turbulent model was applied to the numerical simulation of turbulent mixing processes in the RQL gas turbine combustor, and SIMPLE algorithm was used to solve the finite difference equations. The calculated conclusions were used to analyze temperature distribution of the mixed flow field and near-wall region of the flow field, and then discuss the NOx emissions. The results show that the effect of the injector zone geometry and the jet to crossflow momentum flux ratios on the NOx emissions is obvious. The reasonable control of jet is beneficial to reduce the local high temperature area and is able to improve the distribution of the exit temperature. And then achieve the goal of reducing the environmental pollution.

Preliminary Results from a High Pressure Optical gas Turbine Combustor Model with 3D Viewing Capability

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Syred ◽  
Stephen M. Morris ◽  
P. J. Bowen ◽  
Agustin Valera-Medina ◽  
Richard Marsh
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbine Combustor ◽  
Preliminary Results

scholarly journals Wall Temperature Measurements in a Full-Scale Gas Turbine Combustor Test Rig With Fiber Coupled Phosphor Thermometry

2020 ◽  
Vol 143 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Nau ◽  
Simon Görs ◽  
Christoph Arndt ◽  
Benjamin Witzel ◽  
Torsten Endres
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Wall Temperature ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Temperature Measurements ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Fiber Optic Probe ◽  
Gas Turbine Combustor ◽  
Phosphor Thermometry

Abstract Wall temperature measurements with fiber coupled online phosphor thermometry were, for the first time, successfully performed in a full-scale H-class Siemens gas turbine combustor. Online wall temperatures were obtained during high-pressure combustion tests up to 8 bar at the Siemens Clean Energy Center (CEC) test facility. Since optical access to the combustion chamber with fibers being able to provide high laser energies is extremely challenging, we developed a custom-built measurement system consisting of a water-cooled fiber optic probe and a mobile measurement container. A suitable combination of chemical binder and thermographic phosphor was identified for temperatures up to 1800 K on combustor walls coated with a thermal barrier coating (TBC). To our knowledge, these are the first measurements reported with fiber coupled online phosphor thermometry in a full-scale high-pressure gas turbine combustor. Details of the setup and the measurement procedures will be presented. The measured signals were influenced by strong background emissions probably from CO*2 chemiluminescence. Strategies for correcting background emissions and data evaluation procedures are discussed. The presented measurement technique enables the detailed study of combustor wall temperatures and using this information an optimization of the gas turbine cooling design.

Amplitude-Dependent Damping and Driving Rates of High-Frequency Thermoacoustic Oscillations in a Lab-Scale Lean-Premixed Gas Turbine Combustor

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Hofmeister ◽  
Thomas Sattelmayer
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Limit Cycle ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Gas Turbine Combustor ◽  
Cfd Simulations ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Amplitude Dependency ◽  
Thermoacoustic Oscillations

Abstract This paper presents numerical investigations of the amplitude-dependent stability behavior of thermoacoustic oscillations at screech level frequencies in a lean-premixed, swirl-stabilized, lab-scale gas turbine combustor. A hybrid Computational Fluid Dynamics / Computational AeroAcoustics (CFD / CAA) approach is applied to individually compute thermoacoustic damping and driving rates for various acoustic amplitude levels at the combustors' first transversal (T1) eigenfrequency. Forced CFD simulations with the Unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) equations mimic the real combustor's rotating T1 eigenmode. An increase of the forcing amplitude over time allows observation of the amplitude-dependent flow field and flame evolution. In accordance with measured OH*-chemiluminescence images, a pulsation amplitude-dependent flame contraction is reproduced in the CFD simulations. At several amplitude levels, period-averaged flow fields are then denoted as reference states, which serve as inputs for the CAA part. There, eigenfrequency simulations with linearized flow equations are performed with the Finite Element Method (FEM). The outcomes are damping and driving rates as a response to the amplitude-dependency of the mean flow field. It is found that driving due to flame-acoustics interactions governs a weak amplitude-dependency, which agrees with experimentally based studies at the authors' institute. This disqualifies the perception of heat release saturation as the root-cause for limit-cycle oscillations in this high-frequency thermoacoustic system. Instead, significantly increased dissipation due to the interaction of acoustically induced vorticity perturbations with the mean flow is identified, which may explain the formation of a limit-cycle.

Self-Excited Transverse Instabilities in a High-Pressure Multi-Element Gas Turbine Combustor

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
John J. Philo ◽  
Rohan Gejji ◽  
Aaron Lemcherfi ◽  
Michael Arendt ◽  
Chris Journell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Gas Turbine Combustor
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