Instantaneous planar laser induced fluorescence (PLIF) images of OH, simultaneous axial/radial and axial/tangential velocity measurements with an LDA (laser Doppler anemometer), and instantaneous gas temperature measurements using a coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectrometer (CARS) were obtained in a pre-mixed, swirl-stabilized laboratory-scale combustor, fired with natural gas. Four operating conditions were examined (two swirl conditions and equivalence ratios of 0.80 and 0.65). The instantaneous PLIF images of OH illustrate the chaotic nature of the turbulent flame eddies. Mean and standard deviations of each variable were measured at different locations in the flame, along with probability density functions. Stability of the flame at each condition is related to measurements in the central and side recirculation zones.
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Observations of Flame Behavior in a Laboratory-Scale Premixed Natural Gas/Air Gas Turbine Combustor From Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence Measurements of OH, Laser Doppler Anemometer Velocity Measurements, and Coherent Anti-Stokes Roman Spectrometer Temperature Measurements
Paul O. Hedman,
Paul O. Hedman
Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center,
Brigham Young University
, Provo, UT 84602
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Thomas H. Fletcher,
Thomas H. Fletcher
Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center,
Brigham Young University
, Provo, UT 84602
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Daniel V. Flores,
Daniel V. Flores
Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center,
Brigham Young University
, Provo, UT 84602
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Stewart G. Graham,
Stewart G. Graham
Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center,
Brigham Young University
, Provo, UT 84602
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Jason K. Haslam,
Jason K. Haslam
Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center,
Brigham Young University
, Provo, UT 84602
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Robert L. Murray,
Robert L. Murray
Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center,
Brigham Young University
, Provo, UT 84602
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G. Wayne Timothy
G. Wayne Timothy
Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center,
Brigham Young University
, Provo, UT 84602
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Paul O. Hedman
Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center,
Brigham Young University
, Provo, UT 84602
Thomas H. Fletcher
Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center,
Brigham Young University
, Provo, UT 84602
Daniel V. Flores
Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center,
Brigham Young University
, Provo, UT 84602
Stewart G. Graham
Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center,
Brigham Young University
, Provo, UT 84602
Jason K. Haslam
Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center,
Brigham Young University
, Provo, UT 84602
Robert L. Murray
Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center,
Brigham Young University
, Provo, UT 84602
G. Wayne Timothy
Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center,
Brigham Young University
, Provo, UT 84602J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Oct 2005, 127(4): 724-739 (16 pages)
Published Online: May 5, 2004
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July 30, 2003
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May 5, 2004
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Hedman, P. O., Fletcher, T. H., Flores, D. V., Graham, S. G., Haslam, J. K., Murray, R. L., and Timothy, G. W. (May 5, 2004). "Observations of Flame Behavior in a Laboratory-Scale Premixed Natural Gas/Air Gas Turbine Combustor From Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence Measurements of OH, Laser Doppler Anemometer Velocity Measurements, and Coherent Anti-Stokes Roman Spectrometer Temperature Measurements." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. October 2005; 127(4): 724–739. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1914804
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