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An Experimental Study on Flame Structure and Combustion Instability Characteristics in Model Gas Turbine Combustor

모형 가스터빈 연소기에서 화염구조와 연소불안정 특성에 대한 실험적 연구

  • 박성순 (서울대학교 기계항공공학부 대학원) ;
  • 김민기 (서울대학교 기계항공공학부 대학원) ;
  • 윤지수 (서울대학교 기계항공공학부 대학원) ;
  • 윤영빈 (서울대학교 항공우주신기술연구소(IAAT))
  • Received : 2011.05.02
  • Accepted : 2011.07.20
  • Published : 2011.08.30
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Abstract

The present work addresses structural characteristics of natural gas flames in a lean premixed swirl-stabilized combustor with an attention focused on the effect of the formation of recirculation zones on the combustion instability. It is known that the recirculation zone plays an important role in stabilizing a turbulent, premixed natural gas flames by providing a source of heat or radicals to the incoming premixed fuel and air. To improve our understanding of the role of recirculation zones, the flame structure was investigated for various mixture velocities, equivalence ratios and swirl numbers. The optically accessible combustor allowed for the application of laser diagnostics, and Particle Image Velocimetry(PIV) measurements was used to characterize the flame structure under both cold flow conditions and hot flow conditions. Dynamic pressures were also measured to investigate characteristics of combustion at the same time. The results indicates that the formation of recirculation zone is strongly related to the occurrence of thermo-acoustic instabilities.

스월러를 가진 천연가스 연료분사기가 장착된 희박 예혼합 연소기에서 화염구조의 일부분인 재순환 영역의 형성이 연소불안정에 미치는 영향에 대하여 실험적으로 연구를 진행하였다. PIV 계측기법으로 연소장에서의 화염의 안정화 그리고 불안정한 영역에서 유동장을 확인해본 결과 스월러에 의한 재순환 영역은 화염의 안정화 및 난류의 강도뿐만 아니라 재순환영역 형성의 크기에 따른 화염 재점화에도 영향을 미쳐 연소불안정 발생의 원인이 되는 열방출 섭동과 매우 밀접한 관계가 있음을 확인하였다.

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