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Experimental and numerical study of flameless combustion in a model gas turbine combustor

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Author

  • Christophe Duwig
  • Dragan Stankovic
  • Laszlo Fuchs
  • G Li
  • E Gutmark

Summary, in English

Flameless combustion is an attractive solution to address existing problems of emissions and stability when operating gas turbine combustors. Theoretical, numerical and experimental approaches were used to study the flameless gas turbine combustor. The emissions and combustion stability were measured and the limits of the flameless regime are discussed. Using experimental techniques and Large Eddy Simulation (LES), detailed knowledge of the flow field and the oxidation dynamics was obtained. In particular the relation between the turbulent coherent structures dynamics and the flameless oxidation was highlighted. A model for flameless combustion simulations including detailed chemistry was derived. The theoretical analysis of the flameless combustion provides 2 non-dimensional numbers that define the range of the flameless mode. It was determined that the mixture that is ignited and burnt is composed of similar to 50% of fresh gases and similar to 50% vitiated gases.

Department/s

Publishing year

2008

Language

English

Pages

279-295

Publication/Series

Combustion Science and Technology

Volume

180

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

  • Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics

Keywords

  • PIV
  • tabulated complex chemistry
  • large eddy simulation
  • flameless combustion
  • gas turbine

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1563-521X