Abstract
A bluff-body turbulent combustor is mapped for its thermo-acoustic stability across variation in airflow rate, nondimensionalized as the Reynolds number (Re) and fuel composition. The combustor stability is evaluated for three fuels, namely, pure hydrogen (PH), synthesis natural gas (SNG), and syngas (SG). The combustion dynamics display markedly different behavior across the fuels, in the extent of the unstable region, as well as the observed dominant Eigenvalues. At low Re, SNG displays stable combustion, while SG exhibits high amplitude oscillations at the fundamental duct acoustic mode. As the Re is increased, SNG displays very high amplitude oscillations at the duct acoustic mode, while SG exhibit relatively low amplitude oscillations at the third harmonic. In the case of PH, high amplitude oscillations observed at higher Re at the first harmonic. These peculiarities are investigated in light of the role of mean flame stabilization. The combustion dynamics of the fuels is influenced by the global equivalence ratio, as well as the jet momentum ratio. These effects significantly demarcate the dynamics of SNG and SG combustion. This is seen manifested in the mean flame structure of flame at high amplitude oscillations, whereby result in SNG flame to be present in the wake, while the SG flame resides in the shear layer. The driving by the flame because of their mean stabilization is quantified by a spatial Rayleigh index. It confirms the presence of large driving regions for SNG compared to that of SG, results in the observed differences in amplitude of the oscillations.
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