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Title: Combustion instabilities of swirl combustors, with radial and axial air injection schemes; computational studies using LES and IDDES
Combustion instabilities of swirl combustion, with axial and radial air injection schemes, are subject of investigation in the present research. The computational studies are performed using the large-eddy simulation approach. The computational studies are performed for a Reynolds number 5.7x10^5 The analysis reveals that the radial air injection scheme enhance the turbulent mixing and thus, the efficiency of the combustion process. Thus, higher temperature values were observed for the case of radial air injection versus axial air injection scheme. The study also revealed that the radial air injection scheme reduces the CO2  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1950207
PAR ID:
10327369
Author(s) / Creator(s):
Editor(s):
AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2021
Date Published:
Journal Name:
IAA Propulsion and Energy 2021 Conference
Volume:
AIAA 2021-3571
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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