A practical active control system for the mitigation of combustion instability has been designed and demonstrated in a lean, premixed, single-nozzle combustor at realistic engine operating conditions. A full-scale engine fuel nozzle was modified to incorporate a simple fuel flow actuator. Results indicate that the system was capable of reducing pressure fluctuations by 82 percent (15 dB or 5.6×) while maintaining or reducing NOx and CO emissions levels.

Issue Section:
Gas Turbines: Combustion & Fuels
Topics:
Combustion, Combustion chambers, Nitrogen oxides, Engines, Fuels, Nozzles, Actuators, Control systems, Emissions, Flow (Dynamics), Fluctuations (Physics), Pressure
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