Characterization of Swirl-Stabilized Combustor Flame through Statistical Methods

Dr Rajendra R. Chaudhari

doi:10.32628/IJSRST241161183

Authors

Dr Rajendra R. Chaudhari Department of Mechanical Engineering, Government College of Engineering Amravati, Maharashtra, India Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST241161183

Keywords:

combustor, chemiluminescence, statistical moments, flame, photomultiplier tube

Abstract

In the present study, a laboratory-scale swirl-stabilized dump combustor was used to investigate the dynamic characteristics. The dynamics of the flame was studied for progressively decreasing equivalence ratios till blowout occurred. The equivalence ratio was varied by decreasing the fuel flow rate at a given air flow rate. The combustion dynamics was represented in terms of time series data of pressure fluctuations, measured with a microphone, and fluctuations of intensity of flame emissions (CH* chemiluminescence), measured with a photomultiplier tube. The dynamics was characterized by means of power spectrum analysis and short time Fourier transform. The statistical moments are calculated based on fluctuation which gives the clear picture flame dynamics.

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