CFD approach to predict the significance of the shape bluff body on flame stabilisation in lean premixed combustion of hydrogen-air mixtures

Kore, Rushikesh; Patil, Swati; Victor, Valentina; Suresh, S.; Bajaj, Dinesh Kumar; Jain, Sunil K.

doi:10.1016/j.matpr.2022.09.281

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“…It was found that the flame typically extinguished first in the downstream region (near the stagnation point above the bluff body). Various types of air warmers for linked pipe testing of ramjet engines were evaluated in that paper [6]. The evaluation focused on flame-holding devices and bluff bodies for flame adjustment.…”

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Experimental Research on an Afterburner System Fueled with Hydrogen–Methane Mixtures

Florean,

Mangra,

Enache

et al. 2024

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A new afterburner installation is proposed, fueled with pure hydrogen (100%H2) or hydrogen–methane mixtures (60% H2 + 40% CH4, 80% H2 + 20% CH4) for use in cogeneration applications. Two prototypes (P1 and P2) with the same expansion angle (45 degrees) were developed and tested. P1 was manufactured by the classic method and P2 by additive manufacturing. Both prototypes were manufactured from Inconel 625. During the tests, analysis of flue gas (CO2, CO, and NO concentration), PIV measurements, and noise measurements were conducted. The flue gas analysis emphasizes that the behavior of the two tested prototypes was very similar. For all three fuels used, the CO2 concentration levels were slightly lower in the case of the additive-manufactured prototype P2. The CO concentration levels were significantly higher in the case of the additive-manufactured prototype P2 when 60% H2/40% CH4 and 80% H2/20% CH4 mixtures were used as fuel. When pure H2 was used as fuel, the measured data suggest that no additional CO was produced during the combustion process, and the level of CO was similar to that from the Garrett micro gas turbine in all five measuring points. The NO emissions gradually decreased as the percentage of H2 in the fuel mixture increased. The NO concentration was significantly lower in the case of the additive-manufactured prototype (P2) in comparison with the classic manufactured prototype (P1). Examining the data obtained from the PIV measurements of the flow within the mixing region shows that the highest axial velocity component value on the centerline was measured for the P1 prototype. The acoustic measurements showed that a higher H2 concentration led to a reduction in noise of approximately 1.5 dB for both afterburner prototypes. The outcomes reveal that the examined V-gutter flame holder prototype flow was smooth, without any perpendicular oscillations, without chaotic motions or turbulent oscillations to the flow direction, across all tested conditions, keeping constant thermal power.

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