Mitigating the response of premixed swirl flames to acoustic excitation by nanosecond repetitively pulsed discharges at elevated pressures

Liang Yu, B. Aravind*, Deanna A. Lacoste

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper shows that nanosecond repetitively pulsed discharges were able to mitigate the response of lean methane-air swirl flames to acoustic excitations, at pressures up to 3 bar. Flame transfer functions with and without plasma discharges were investigated at pressures of 1.2, 2.0, and 3.0 bar, in a frequency range 48–380 Hz. Results show that the plasma discharges decreased by up to 50% the gain of the flame transfer functions, regardless of the pressure. Mechanisms responsible for this effect are discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number112944
JournalCombustion and Flame
Volume256
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2023

Keywords

  • Combustion control
  • Flame transfer function
  • Plasma assisted combustion
  • Thermoacoustic instability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Fuel Technology
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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