Visualization of flameholding mechanisms in a supersonic combustor using PLIF

Laser-induced fluorescence of OH and CH 2O was imaged to investigate the flame stabilization mechanism in a flameholder with a Mach 2.4 free stream. Ethylene was burned in a rectangular cavity with two points of injection: the aft wall and the cavity floor. When injected from the aft wall, the fuel...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 2007, Vol.31 (2), p.2505-2512
Hauptverfasser: Rasmussen, Chadwick C., Dhanuka, Sulabh K., Driscoll, James F.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Laser-induced fluorescence of OH and CH 2O was imaged to investigate the flame stabilization mechanism in a flameholder with a Mach 2.4 free stream. Ethylene was burned in a rectangular cavity with two points of injection: the aft wall and the cavity floor. When injected from the aft wall, the fuel came into immediate contact with hot combustion products from the reaction zone under the shear layer. Primary combustion occurred under the shear layer and in the aft region of the cavity volume. In contrast, when fuel was injected from the floor, a jet-driven recirculation zone of hot products near the upstream wall of the cavity served as a flameholder. The reaction then occurred on the underside of the shear layer. In conditions near lean blowout, significant changes in the flameholding mechanisms were observed. Improved CH 2O fluorescence signal was obtained by taking advantage of the long fluorescence lifetime at low pressures and delaying the camera gate to reduce the background signal.
ISSN:1540-7489
1873-2704
DOI:10.1016/j.proci.2006.08.007