Combustion Instability of a Gas Turbine Combustor up to 50-Atmosphere Condition

Abstract

Combustion instabilities or blow-off phenomena at high pressure conditions were investigated on practical can-type combustion chambers. An air loading parameter, ma/VP2 at constant inlet temperature, was used to evaluate the allowable air flow rate in the combustion chamber. It was found that the pressure dependency of the parameter was not adequate for the high pressure conditions. It is revealed that the blow-off velocity in the flame holding region is related to the maximum laminar burning velocity corresponding to the pressure and temperature and that the velocity in the primary zone must be a very small value at high pressure condition.