Investigation of the combustion of liquid fuels in Rijke type pulse combustors
The synopsis summarizes the accomplishments of DOE Contract NO. AS04-85AL31881, which investigated the combustion of different liquid fuels in Rijke type pulse combustors. Interest in the development of a Rijke pulse combustor capable of burning liquid fuels was stimulated by earlier studies by the investigators of this program which had demonstrated that various coals can be burned efficiently and with low pollutant emissions in Rijke type pulse combustors. This research program consisted of three tasks. Task A was concerned with the development of a Rijke pulse combustor design capable of burning different liquid fuels, and determination of the performances of uninsulated and insulated versions of the developed Rijke pulse combustor when burning different liquid fuels under different operating conditions. Task B was concerned with the elucidation of the mechanisms responsible for driving the pulsations in the developed combustors, and Task C was concerned with the determination of the dependence of the combustor performance upon the amplitude of pulsations. The results of these studies are briefly discussed in the remainder of this document. 2 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Georgia Inst. of Tech., Atlanta, GA (USA). School of Aerospace Engineering
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/CE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AS04-85AL31881
- OSTI ID:
- 6834416
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/AL/31881-T2; ON: DE90012490
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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