Journal article
Experimental study of the effects of hydrogen addition on the thermoacoustic instability in a variable-length combustor
International journal of hydrogen energy, Vol.46(29), pp.16086-16100
04/26/2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.02.063
Abstract
The current study examined the self-excited thermoacoustic instability of hydrogen/methane premixed flames using a variable-length combustor (300–1100 mm). The global dynamic pressure, heat release rate oscillation, together with the flame dynamics were studied. Results showed that both the hydrogen concentration and the chamber length were critical in determining the acoustic oscillation mode and instability trend. Low-frequency primary acoustic modes (<200 Hz) were mainly excited when the hydrogen concentration was low, whereas primary acoustic modes with relatively higher frequencies (~400 Hz) tended to occur in cases with a high hydrogen proportion (>40%). For primary acoustic modes lower than 200 Hz, the primary oscillation frequency tended to increase linearly with a rising hydrogen proportion. Heat release oscillation and flame dynamics analyses demonstrated that for the flame with large-scale shape deformation, the initial addition of hydrogen would intensify the heat release oscillation. Nevertheless, a further increase in the hydrogen level tended to inhibit the heat release oscillation by weakening the flame shape deformation. Eventually, a sufficient high-level of hydrogen addition would weaken the primary acoustic modes that have similar frequencies.
•Studied the effect of hydrogen addition on self-excited thermoacoustic instability.•A variable-length combustor with a length in the range of 300–1100 mm was used.•Primary acoustic modes changed with an increasing hydrogen percentage.•A sufficient level of hydrogen addition would inhibit the heat release oscillation.•Flame dynamics were examined to understand the heat release oscillation.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Experimental study of the effects of hydrogen addition on the thermoacoustic instability in a variable-length combustor
- Creators
- Jianan Zhang - University of MissouriAlbert Ratner - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of hydrogen energy, Vol.46(29), pp.16086-16100
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.02.063
- ISSN
- 0360-3199
- eISSN
- 1879-3487
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100013667, name: Mid-America Transportation Center
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/26/2021
- Academic Unit
- Mechanical Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984196531302771
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