Low computational cost CFD analysis of thermoacoustic oscillations
- 1 May 2010
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Applied Thermal Engineering
- Vol. 30 (6-7), 544-552
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2009.10.017
Abstract
International audienceThe numerical analysis of thermoacoustic oscillation phenomena by means of time-dependent CFD simulations usually requires a great computational effort, which may not be reasonable in industrial design. On the other hand, CFD tools provide the only approach that includes all the physical and chemical aspects involved in the thermoacoustic coupling between flame heat release and the acoustic modes of the burner/combustion chamber system. This paper presents some guidelines to reduce the computational effort required to perform a CFD analysis of the thermoacoustic oscillations with commercial codes. These guidelines are organized in a procedure that can be followed to analyze thermoacoustic coupling conditions that actually lead to unstable oscillations or are identified as potentially critical in the design phase. This procedure is also illustrated by an example of application, the partially-premixed flame type burner of a real 10MW industrial boiler which shows noisy pressure fluctuations at a low frequencyKeywords
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