Visualization of Different Flashback Mechanisms for H-2/CH4 Mixtures in a Variable-Swirl Burner
(2014) ASME Turbo Expo: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition 3A.- Abstract
- Flame flashback from the combustion chamber to the premixing section is a major operability issue when using high H-2 content fuels in lean premixed combustors. Depending on the flow-field in the combustor, flashback can be triggered by different mechanisms. In this work, three flashback mechanisms of H-2/CH4 mixtures were visualized in an atmospheric variable swirl burner using high speed OH chemiluminescence imaging. The H-2 mole fraction of the tested fuel mixtures varied between 0.1 and 0.9. The flow-field in the combustor was varied by changing the swirl number from 0.0 to 0.66 and the total air mass-flow rate from 75 to 200 SLPM (standard liters per minute). The following three types of flashback mechanism were observed: Flashback... (More)
- Flame flashback from the combustion chamber to the premixing section is a major operability issue when using high H-2 content fuels in lean premixed combustors. Depending on the flow-field in the combustor, flashback can be triggered by different mechanisms. In this work, three flashback mechanisms of H-2/CH4 mixtures were visualized in an atmospheric variable swirl burner using high speed OH chemiluminescence imaging. The H-2 mole fraction of the tested fuel mixtures varied between 0.1 and 0.9. The flow-field in the combustor was varied by changing the swirl number from 0.0 to 0.66 and the total air mass-flow rate from 75 to 200 SLPM (standard liters per minute). The following three types of flashback mechanism were observed: Flashback caused by combustion induced vortex breakdown occurred at swirl numbers >= 0.53 for all of the tested fuel mixtures. Flashback in the boundary layer and flashback due to autoignition were observed at low swirl numbers and low total air mass-flow rates. The temporal and spatial propagation of the flame in the optical section of the premixing tube during flashback was studied and flashback speed for different mechanisms was estimated. The flame propagation speed during flashback was significantly different for the different mechanisms. (Less)
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- Sayad, Parisa LU ; Schönborn, Alessandro LU ; Li, Mao LU and Klingmann, Jens LU
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- ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition
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- 3A
- article number
- GT2014-27090
- pages
- 12 pages
- publisher
- Amer. Soc. Mechanical Engineers
- conference name
- ASME Turbo Expo: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition
- conference dates
- 2014-06-16 - 2014-06-20
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- wos:000362057900015
- scopus:84961350161
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- 978-0-7918-4565-3
- DOI
- 10.1115/GT2014-27090
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- English
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abstract = {{Flame flashback from the combustion chamber to the premixing section is a major operability issue when using high H-2 content fuels in lean premixed combustors. Depending on the flow-field in the combustor, flashback can be triggered by different mechanisms. In this work, three flashback mechanisms of H-2/CH4 mixtures were visualized in an atmospheric variable swirl burner using high speed OH chemiluminescence imaging. The H-2 mole fraction of the tested fuel mixtures varied between 0.1 and 0.9. The flow-field in the combustor was varied by changing the swirl number from 0.0 to 0.66 and the total air mass-flow rate from 75 to 200 SLPM (standard liters per minute). The following three types of flashback mechanism were observed: Flashback caused by combustion induced vortex breakdown occurred at swirl numbers >= 0.53 for all of the tested fuel mixtures. Flashback in the boundary layer and flashback due to autoignition were observed at low swirl numbers and low total air mass-flow rates. The temporal and spatial propagation of the flame in the optical section of the premixing tube during flashback was studied and flashback speed for different mechanisms was estimated. The flame propagation speed during flashback was significantly different for the different mechanisms.}},
author = {{Sayad, Parisa and Schönborn, Alessandro and Li, Mao and Klingmann, Jens}},
booktitle = {{ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition}},
isbn = {{978-0-7918-4565-3}},
language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{Amer. Soc. Mechanical Engineers}},
title = {{Visualization of Different Flashback Mechanisms for H-2/CH4 Mixtures in a Variable-Swirl Burner}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/GT2014-27090}},
doi = {{10.1115/GT2014-27090}},
volume = {{3A}},
year = {{2014}},
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