The Response of Cryogenic H2/O2 Coaxial Jet Flames to Acoustic Disturbances (POST PRINT)

Abstract

An experimental study has been conducted to explore the coupling between a coaxial gaseous hydrogen / liquid oxygen jet flame and transverse acoustic perturbations. A variety of chamber conditions including acoustic frequency, amplitude, and the location of the pressure node / antinode with respect to the flame were examined. The flame response was documented using high-speed imaging including backlit visualization and unfiltered chemiluminescence. Dynamic mode decomposition was used to isolate the spatial structure of the flame response at the forcing frequency. The results indicate that the flame response to forcing is qualitatively similar to previous results of nonreacting coaxial jet flows; the pressure node forcing appears to generate in-plane flapping of the flame while pressure antinode forcing induces a helical structure in the flame.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 05, 2015
Accession Number
AD1038001

Entities

People

  • A. Badakhshan
  • David J. Forliti
  • Douglas G. Talley
  • Ivett A. Leyva
  • Jeffrey L. Wegener

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Frequencies
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Acoustics
  • Combustion
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Decomposition
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Jet Flames
  • Liquid Oxygen
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Spatial Distribution
  • Standing Waves
  • Turbulent Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Control Systems Engineering.