• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.788-794
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• 1999

The swirl flame is mostly used to stabilize the flame on the burner nozzle in the industrial combustor. In the case of the weak swirl flame(S<0.4), the recirculation zone could not be formed, but in the strong swirl(S>0.6) flame, it could be formed in the center of the swirl flame. In this study, the measurement and analysis of emission species, temperature, radicals of premixed swirl flame in the combustor were performed to understand the NO formation and emission characteristics of the swirl flame of natural gas. The result of NO emission in the swirl flame is that the amount of NO emission in the strong swirl flame decreased about 60% compared with that of the weak swirl flame. The main region of NO formation of the weak swirl flame is positioned in the down stream(z=100~200mm) of the flame, but that of the strong swirl flame is positioned in the up stream(z=40mm) where the recirculation zone seems to be formed. It is supposed that the increase of flame surface and the formation of inversed flame cause the reduction of the high temperature region on the production of NO in the strong swirl flame. The result of NO-temperature relation revealed that the factor of NO formation is not only temperature but also another parameters in the weak swirl flame, but in the strong swirl flame, NO is proportional to the temperature of higher than 1200K.

• 한국연소학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.32-42
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• 2015

The combustion instability was experimentally investigated in model gas turbine combustor with dual swirl burner. When such instability occurs, a strong coupling between pressure oscillation and unsteady heat release excites a self-sustained acoustic wave which results in a loud sound, and can even cause fatal damage to the combustor and entire system. In present study, to understand the combustion instability with a premixed mixture, the detailed periods of pressure and heat release data in unstable flame mode were investigated by various measurement methods at relatively rich condition and lean condition near flammable limits. Also, to prepare the utilization of synthetic natural gas (SNG) fuel in gas turbine system, an investigation was conducted using a simulated SNG including methane as a reference fuel to examine the effects of $H_2$ content on flame stability. These results provide that the instability due to flash-back behaviour like CIVB phenomenon occurred at rich condition, while the repetition of relighting and extinction caused the oscillation of lean condition near flammable limit. From the analysis of $H_2$ content effects, it is also confirmed that the instability frequency is proportional to the laminar burning velocity at both rich and lean condition.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2001년도 제17회 학술발표회 논문초록집
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• pp.50-53
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• 2001

Flame propagation during the initial stages of ignition in a non-premixed swirl, having some of characteristics of the primary zone of an aero gas turbine combustor, has been investigated. Nd:YAG laser was adopted as the principal ignition source to allow arbitrary placing of the ignition site i subsequent flame development was monitored using a natural light high speed filming technique for many ignition site at two different swirl ratios and an overall equivalence ratio of 0.9. For ignition offset from the burner centreline, buoyancy force associated with radial pressure gradient produced a strong inward movement of the flame kernel. At the burner exit. flame kernels invariably developed into cylindrical form and a 'radial confinement /axia expansion' (RCAE) process was observed.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.103-110
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• 2012

EV double cone 버너를 장착한 스월 예혼합 연소기를 대상으로 LES 수치기법을 적용하여 연소기내의 유동 현상과 연료/공기 혼합, 화염 거동에 대해 조사하였고, 공연비와 압력 변화에 따른 NOx, CO 농도 변화를 예측하였다. 버너에서 발생한 강한 스월로 인해 재순환 영역이 발생하였으며, 희박 예혼합 화염은 버너 출구부터 형성되어 0.2 m 이내에 존재하는 것으로 나타났다. 상압, 공연비 38.7인 해석 조건에서 NOx 발생량은 연소기 출구에서 0.59 ppm으로 예측되었고, CO는 화염면에서 다량 생성되나 출구로 갈수록 급격히 산화되어 출구에서 5.25 ppm으로 낮게 예측되었다. 또한, NOx 배출량은 공연비가 높아질수록, 압력이 감소할수록 줄어드는 것으로 나타났다. 설계 변경을 통해 다양한 연료 공급 형태에서의 NOx 배출 특성을 조사하였으며, 5 lance-hole 분사의 경우 가장 적은 NOx 배출 특성을 보였다.

• 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국연소학회 2006년도 제32회 KOSCO SYMPOSIUM 논문집
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• pp.96-104
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• 2006

In the present paper, the effects of combustion instability on flow structure and flame dynamic with the configurations of burner exit in a model gas turbine combustor are investigated using large eddy simulation(LES). A G-equation flamelet model is employed to simulate the unsteady flame behavior. As a result of mean flow field, the change of divergent half angle(${\alpha}$) at burner exit results in variations in the size and shape of the central toroidal recirculation(CTRZ) as well as flame length by changing corner recirculation zone(CRZ). The case of ${\alpha}=45^{\circ}$ show smaller size and upstream location of CTRZ than that of $90^{\circ}$ and $30^{\circ}$ by the development of higher swirl velocity. The flame length in the case of ${\alpha}=45^{\circ}$ is the most shortest, while that in the case of ${\alpha}=30^{\circ}$ is the longest by the decrease of effective reactive area with the absence of CRZ. Through the analysis of pressure fluctuation, it is identified that the case of ${\alpha}=45^{\circ}$ shows the most largest damping effect of pressure oscillation in all configurations and brings in the noise reduction of 2.97dB, comparing with that of ${\alpha}=30^{\circ}$ having the largest pressure oscillation. These reasons are discussed in detail through the analysis of unsteady phenomena about recirculation zone and flame surface. Finally the effects of flame-acoustic interaction are evaluated using local Rayleigh parameter.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2011년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.96.1-96.1
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• 2011

Solid oxide fuel cells(SOFCs) can convert the chemical energy of fuel into electricity directly. With the rising fuel prices and stricter emission requirement, SOFCs have been widely recognized as a promising technology in the near future. In this study, lean premixed flame using the orifice swirl burner was analyzed numerically and experimentally. We used the program CHEMKIN and the GRI 3.0 chemical reaction mechanism for the calculation of burning velocity and adiabatic flame temperature to investigate the effects of equivalence ratio on the adiabatic flame temperature and burning velocity respectively. Burning velocity of hydrogen was calculated by CHEMKIN simulation was 325cm/s, which was faster than that of methane having 42 cm/s at the same equivalence ratio. Also Ansys Fluent was used so as to analysis the performance with alteration of swirl structure and orifice mixer structure. This experimental study focused on stability and emission characteristics and the influence of swirl and orifice mixer in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systme burner. The results show that the stable blue flame with different equivalence ratio. NOx was measured below 20 ppm from equivalence ratios 0.72 to 0.84 and CO which is a very important emission index in combustor was observed below 160 ppm under the same equivalence region.

• 한국연소학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2014

Experimental study has been carried out to understand combustion characteristics of a swirl-stabilized premixed gas turbine combustor for power generation. $NO_x$ and CO emissions, extinction limit, pressure loss, and temperature distribution were measured for various operating conditions. Results show that, with increasing inlet air temperature, $NO_x$ is increased due to a higher adiabatic flame temperature while CO is increased or decreased for low or high A/F ratio regime, respectively. depending on the flame location. With decreasing load from the design condition, $NO_x$ is decreased as thermal load is reduced. With further decreasing load, however, $NO_x$ is increased due to a longer residence time. CO is decreased and then increased with decreasing load. Flame extinction limit is extended with increasing inlet air temperature as the recirculation strength is enhanced.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.60-69
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• 2013

마이크로 가스터빈용 하이브리드/이중 선회 제트 연소기의 형상 최적화에 대한 실험연구가 수행되었다. 고정된 열부하에서 pilot 버너의 위치 및 선회기 베인의 방향이 주요 변수로 검토되었다. 주요 결과로서, pilot 버너 및 연료 노즐의 위치변화는 버너 출구 근처의 최소 유동면적 및 재순환 유동패턴의 변화를 발생시키며, 이로 인하여 선회강도 및 화염형상이 큰 영향을 받게 된다. 선회기 베인 각도의 증가($30^{\circ}$에서 $45^{\circ}$)는 희박가연한계 근처에서 CO 배출량을 크게 저감시킨다. 추가로 정방향 선회형상이 역방향 선회형상에 비해 보다 낮은 CO 및 NOx 배출량을 갖게 됨을 확인하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제37권10호
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• pp.911-918
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• 2013

Double cone 버너를 장착한 가스터빈용 EV (Environmental Vortex)버너의 연소 특성과 NO 배출 특성을 수치적으로 조사하였다. NO 배출 저감을 위해 연료와 공기의 혼합 특성을 예측하였다. 혼합도와 NO 배출과의 상관관계를 예측하기 위해 메탄 1단계 화학반응식과 2단계 반응식에 적용하여 연소 해석을 수행하였다. 1단계 반응식을 적용한 결과, 혼합도가 저하된 모델에서 NO 배출량이 약 2% 증가하였으며, 혼합도가 향상된 모델의 경우 cone 상부에서 과다한 고온의 화염 영역이 형성되어 NO가 약 169%나 증가하였다. 2단계 반응식의 경우 첫 번째 모델에서 약 3% NO 배출량이 증가하였으며, 두 번째 모델에서 cone 내부의 고온 영역이 형성되지 않고 NO가 약 5% 감소하였다. 이 결과는, 혼합 특성이 저감된 모델에서 NO가 약 63% 증가하였고, 혼합 특성이 향상된 모델에서 NO가 약 11% 감소한 실험결과와 잘 부합하였다. 정량적인 오차가 있음에도, NO 배출의 정성적 경향성이 유사하므로 2단계 반응식을 적용한 수치해석을 통해 설계 변경 방안을 제시하는 것은 타당할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국연소학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.21-27
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• 2014

MGT (micro gas turbines) have been gaining particular attentions with a variety of commercial and military applications due to their advantages such as compact size, simple operability, easy maintenance, and low emissions. This study deals with development processes of an annular combustor applied to MGT. Preliminary design methodologies are used to size the main components of the combustor. Key design features such as liner temperatures and pressure losses are evaluated. Results show that the estimated liner temperatures are within acceptable range. Dominant factors for pressure losses are estimated to be air admission holes and burner swirlers.