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Enhanced vortex stability in trapped vortex combustor
Published in Royal Aeronautical Society
2010
Volume: 114
   
Issue: 1155
Pages: 333 - 337
Abstract
The Trapped Vortex Combustor (TVC) is a new design concept in which cavities are designed to trap a vortex flow structure established through the use of driver air jets located along the cavity walls. TVC offers many advantages when compared to conventional swirl-stabilised combustors. In the present work, numerical investigation of cold flow (non-reacting) through the two-cavity trapped vortex combustor is performed. The numerical simulation involves passive flow through the two-cavity TVC to obtain an optimum cavity size to trap stable vortices inside the second cavity and to observe the characteristics of the two cavity TVC. From the flow attributes, it is inferred that vortex stability is achieved by circulation and the vortex is trapped inside when a second afterbody is added.The Trapped Vortex Combustor (TVC) is a new design concept in which cavities are designed to trap a vortex flow structure established through the use of driver air jets located along the cavity walls. TVC offers many advantages when compared to conventional swirl-stabilised combustors. In the present work, numerical investigation of cold flow (non-reacting) through the two-cavity trapped vortex combustor is performed. The numerical simulation involves passive flow through the two-cavity TVC to obtain an optimum cavity size to trap stable vortices inside the second cavity and to observe the characteristics of the two cavity TVC. From the flow attributes, it is inferred that vortex stability is achieved by circulation and the vortex is trapped inside when a second afterbody is added.The Trapped Vortex Combustor (TVC) is a new design concept in which cavities are designed to trap a vortex flow structure established through the use of driver air jets located along the cavity walls. TVC offers many advantages when compared to conventional swirl-stabilised combustors. In the present work, numerical investigation of cold flow (non-reacting) through the two-cavity trapped vortex combustor is performed. The numerical simulation involves passive flow through the two-cavity TVC to obtain an optimum cavity size to trap stable vortices inside the second cavity and to observe the characteristics of the two cavity TVC. From the flow attributes, it is inferred that vortex stability is achieved by circulation and the vortex is trapped inside when a second afterbody is added.
About the journal
JournalAeronautical Journal
PublisherRoyal Aeronautical Society
ISSN00019240
Open AccessNo
Concepts (15)
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    Combustors
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    Flow structure
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    Jets
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    Numerical models
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    Stability
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    CAVITY SIZE
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    CAVITY WALL
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    DESIGN CONCEPT
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    FLOW ATTRIBUTES
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    Flowthrough
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    Numerical investigations
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    STABLE VORTEX
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    TRAPPED VORTEX COMBUSTOR
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    Vortex flow