Transitions of thermoacoustic modes and flame dynamics in a centrally-staged swirl combustor

Xinyao Wang, Xiao Han and Chih-Jen Sung

Energy, 2023, vol. 263, issue PC

Abstract: In the start-up process of practical gas turbine applications, the modulation of operating condition, especially the variation of global equivalence ratios (ϕglo), could cause the variations of stability regimes. The above process is accompanied by the increase of total air flow rates (ṁair) when approaching the stable operation condition, and thus the effect of this parameter should also be considered in the operating condition modulation process. This work presents an experimental investigation into the transitions of thermoacoustic modes and flame dynamics in a centrally-staged swirl combustor over a range of ϕglo and ṁair. The present thermoacoustic system exhibits two transitions of thermoacoustic modes with ϕglo variation, showing distinct characteristics of pressure oscillation (p′) and flame structures. To further explore the detailed variation of p′ characteristics and its link to flame dynamics during two transitions, a nonlinear dynamic analysis of p′ including its phase and recurrence plots as well as a proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) study have been conducted. The thermoacoustic network analysis and local Rayleigh index analysis have clarified the mode transition mechanism with varying ϕglo and ṁair. The present results can provide a guideline for quantifying the stability regimes of fuel-flexible combustors during the operating condition modulation processes.

Keywords: Centrally-staged swirl flames; Thermoacoustic instabilities; Flame dynamics; Mode transitions; Flame shape transitions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2022.125813

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