Bursting and mixed mode oscillations during the transition to limit cycle oscillations in a matrix burner

Abstract

We investigate the route to self-excited thermoacoustic instability in a laminar flow multiple flame matrix burner. With an increase in the equivalence ratio, the thermoacoustic system that is initially quiet (stable operation) transitions to limit cycle oscillations through two distinct dynamical states, namely, bursting oscillations and mixed mode oscillations. The acoustic pressure oscillations transition from quiescence to large amplitudes during bursting oscillations. Such high amplitude bursting oscillations that occur well ahead of the onset of limit cycle oscillations can potentially cause structural damage. The thermoacoustic system exhibits hysteresis. The transition to limit cycle oscillations is replicated in a phenomenological model containing slow-fast time scales.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2019
Source ID
10.1063/1.5095401

Entities

People

  • Praveen Kasthuri
  • R I Sujith
  • Vishnu R Unni

Organizations

  • Indian Institute of Technology Madras
  • Office of Naval Research Global
  • University of California, San Diego

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.