In order to effectively widen the high-altitude operating limits of the multi-swirl staged combustor,the ignition and lean blow-out(LBO)performances of the model combustor were experimentally acquired under the condit...In order to effectively widen the high-altitude operating limits of the multi-swirl staged combustor,the ignition and lean blow-out(LBO)performances of the model combustor were experimentally acquired under the conditions of room temperature and sub-atmospheric pressure with the altitude ranging from 0 km to 12 km.Moreover,the isothermal flow fields inside a staged model combustor with different sub-atmospheric conditions were simulated.Experimental results show that the minimum ignition and LBO fuel-air ratio(FAR)increase rapidly with the increase of simulated altitude.In addition,as the relative pressure drop of injector increases from1%to 3%,the ignition and LBO performances are gradually improved.Side visualization of the flame by high-speed camera shows that the time-averaged flames under stable combustion have a similar distribution pattern under different pressure drops.The luminous intensity is stratified into dim-bright-dim layers along axial direction.The flame near LBO shrinks to the outlet of pilot stage with a great reduction in luminous intensity.The numerical results reveal that with the decrease of air pressure,the air mass flow rate involved in atomization and combustion is significantly reduced,and the aerodynamic shear force of swirling air is weakened,which are adverse to atomization and fuel-air mixing for airblast atomizer and further lead to the deterioration of ignition and LBO performances.展开更多
基金supported by National Science and Technology Major Project with Project No.2017-Ⅲ-0007-0032。
文摘In order to effectively widen the high-altitude operating limits of the multi-swirl staged combustor,the ignition and lean blow-out(LBO)performances of the model combustor were experimentally acquired under the conditions of room temperature and sub-atmospheric pressure with the altitude ranging from 0 km to 12 km.Moreover,the isothermal flow fields inside a staged model combustor with different sub-atmospheric conditions were simulated.Experimental results show that the minimum ignition and LBO fuel-air ratio(FAR)increase rapidly with the increase of simulated altitude.In addition,as the relative pressure drop of injector increases from1%to 3%,the ignition and LBO performances are gradually improved.Side visualization of the flame by high-speed camera shows that the time-averaged flames under stable combustion have a similar distribution pattern under different pressure drops.The luminous intensity is stratified into dim-bright-dim layers along axial direction.The flame near LBO shrinks to the outlet of pilot stage with a great reduction in luminous intensity.The numerical results reveal that with the decrease of air pressure,the air mass flow rate involved in atomization and combustion is significantly reduced,and the aerodynamic shear force of swirling air is weakened,which are adverse to atomization and fuel-air mixing for airblast atomizer and further lead to the deterioration of ignition and LBO performances.
