Noise Generated by a Lifted Flame in a Vitiated Co-Flow

The acoustic field generated by a lifted flame is studied by a hybrid approach. First, Large Eddy Simulations (LES) are used to compute the flow and the acoustic sources. Next, an inhomogeneous wave equation is solved to obtain the resulting acoustic field. The flow computations show good agreement with experimental data. The dominant acoustic sources are found to be located in the ignition region and at the tip of the flame. The acoustic computations revealed the presence of low-frequency waves radiated in the far-field. The shape of the most energetic acoustic modes are identified by POD analysis to be axial modes.