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Flame flashback in a premixed dump combustor

Conference · · AIAA Pap.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5850485
A stainless steel, rectangular center-dump, premixed-prevaporized combustor was used at the NASA Lewis Research Center to study flashback in controlled conditions simulating gas turbine combustor operations under steady-state and transient conditions. The combustor allowed visual access to the combustion area, and was operated at inlet air temperatures from 600 to 850 K, premixer wall temperatures from 450 to 900 K, and average premixer velocity from 40 to 80 ft/s. A parametric study revealed a slight decrease in the flashback equivalence ratio as the inlet air temperatures increased. It also indicated that the premixer wall temperature and premixer velocity are not governing parameters of flashback. It is suggested that flashback occurs through the premixer wall boundary layer flow reversal caused by combustion instability.
Research Organization:
Sverdrup Technology, Inc., Cleveland, OH
OSTI ID:
5850485
Report Number(s):
CONF-850136-
Conference Information:
Journal Name: AIAA Pap.; (United States) Journal Volume: 85-0145
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English