Influence of Fluidic Control in a Staged Lean Jet Engine Burner on Combustor Performance †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Burner with Fluidic Element
3. Experimental Facility and Measurement Techniques
3.1. Air-Distribution Measurement under Atmospheric Pressure
3.2. Single Sector Combustor for Optical Measurement under High Pressure Condition
3.3. Optical Measurement Techniques
3.3.1. Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)
3.3.2. Spectroscopic Methods
- Mie-scattering spray visualization
- PLIF of kerosene for qualitative imaging of the liquid and gaseous fuel
- PLIF of OH radicals for qualitative imaging of the high temperature regions
- OH* chemiluminescence imaging of the reaction zones
3.4. High-Pressure, High-Temperature Combustion Test Facility for Exhaust Gas Analysis under High Pressure Conditions
4. Test Program
5. Air-Distribution Measurement
6. Fire Tests
6.1. Idle Condition Results
6.2. Scaled Cruise Condition Results
7. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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MOMS | MIS | POS | PIS | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Effective open area | 300 | 261 | 95 | 26 |
Geometric open area | 789 | 753 | 352 | 120 |
Measured Quantities | Measurement Techniques | Laser Wavelength | Captured Wavelength |
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Flow field | PIV | 532 nm | 532 ± 3 nm |
Fuel distribution, liquid phase | Mie-scattering | 532 nm | 532 ± 3 nm |
Fuel distribution, gaseous and liquid | Laser-induced fluorescence of kerosene | 284 nm | 354 ± 15 nm |
OH concentration | Laser-induced fluorescence of OH | 284 nm | 317 ± 10 nm |
Heat release | OH* chemiluminescence | 317 ± 10 nm |
Case | Idle | MCR |
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P | 17.0% | 17.1% |
N | 13.9% | 14.2% |
M | 11.6% | 11.6% |
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Yoshida, S.; Hassa, C.; Yamamoto, T.; Heinze, J.; Schroll, M. Influence of Fluidic Control in a Staged Lean Jet Engine Burner on Combustor Performance. Fluids 2019, 4, 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids4040188
Yoshida S, Hassa C, Yamamoto T, Heinze J, Schroll M. Influence of Fluidic Control in a Staged Lean Jet Engine Burner on Combustor Performance. Fluids. 2019; 4(4):188. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids4040188
Chicago/Turabian StyleYoshida, Seiji, Christoph Hassa, Takeshi Yamamoto, Johannes Heinze, and Michael Schroll. 2019. "Influence of Fluidic Control in a Staged Lean Jet Engine Burner on Combustor Performance" Fluids 4, no. 4: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids4040188