Numerical investigation of turbulent swirling flames with validation in a gas turbine model combustor

• Published in: Applied thermal engineering Vol. 110; pp. 202 - 212
• Main Authors: Benim, Ali Cemal, Iqbal, Sohail, Meier, Wolfgang, Joos, Franz, Wiedermann, Alexander
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 05.01.2017
• Subjects: EDC; LES; LFM; Turbulent swirling flames; URANS; LFM; LES; Turbulent swirling flames; EDC; URANS

•LFM and EDC combustion models are applied to gas turbine combustor swirl flame.•LES and URANS turbulence models are applied to gas turbine swirl flame.•Predictions are validated by comparisons with experiments. Numerical investigation of turbulent swirling flames is performed in a model gas turbine...