Title
Application Of A Generalized Instability Model To Industrial Annular Combustion Chambers
Abstract
This study presents a method of analyzing the stability of annular combustion chambers using a physics based generalized instability model (GIM). This analytical model is used to study combustion instabilities using the solution of an inhomogeneous pressure wave equation by a modified Galerkin method and allows the combination of geometric and flow effects along with unsteady heat response functions to parametrically study the thermoacoustic stability of a given system. GIM has been extensively validated and utilized for cylindrical geometries to determine the mode shapes, frequencies, and stability of these simplified models. The current work extends the applicability of GIM to annular geometries by incorporating both the ordinary Bessel and Neumann functions into the solution of the cylindrical wave equation, as well as a generic unsteady heat release model. This extension allows for the solution of annular geometries to determine the frequencies and linear growth rates of these systems. Results are given for a set of generic annular geometries and verified against finite element solutions in which the effects on frequency from changes in geometry and mean flow properties are investigated. GIM is then used to predict frequencies measured during engine operation as well as stability trends. © 2011 Siemens Energy, Inc. All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Publication Title
50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2012-10
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
84871867170 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84871867170
STARS Citation
Pent, J. M.; Kock, B. F.; Krebs, W.; and E. Portillo, J., "Application Of A Generalized Instability Model To Industrial Annular Combustion Chambers" (2012). Scopus Export 2010-2014. 5661.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2010/5661