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Propulsion, Engines and MissilesCombustion and Ignition

Measurements and Modeling of Combustion Dynamics for Control of Combustion Instabilities

Authors: Fred Culick; Albert Ratner; Dal M. Kang; Konstantin I. Matveev; Winston Pun; CALIFORNIA INST OF TECH PASADENA
Abstract:
This report is the final report of a six-month program with a six- month NCE comprising experimental work on problems arising with unsteady combustion of gases intended for use in propulsion systems. The experimental work comprises measurements providing the basis for inferring the local response function of a reacting mixture and is based on great extended equipment purchased before this program began, with a DURIP grant from AFOSR. The basic part of the facility is apparatus for PLIF (planar laser induced fluorescence) measurements of a combustion system exposed to a sinusoidally varying pressure field, p', with q', the local fluctuation of heat release, appropriate measurements allow inference of q'/p' proportional to the response function and q'p', the integral over volume is proportional to the Rayleigh factor. In principal knowledge of these two quantities permits deduction of all important dynamical properties of a dynamical system. The greatest part of work during this year has been directed to determining the effect of fluctuations in fuel mixture ratio, most of the experimental work has been based on the use of acetone PLIF.

Limitations: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
Description: Final technical rept. 1 Jul 2003-30 Jun 2004
Pages: 56
Report Date: 10 DEC 2004
Contract Number: F49620-03-1-0384
Report Number: A089924
Keywords relating to this report:
*COMBUSTION
*DYNAMICS
*INSTABILITY
ACETONES
COMBUSTORS
CONTROL
EXCITATION
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
FUELS
GASES
HEAT LOSS
HEAT OF REACTION
MIXING
MODELS
OSCILLATION
PLANAR STRUCTURES
SINUSOIDAL FUNCTIONS
STATISTICAL INFERENCE
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