Adaptive Instability Suppression Controls in a Liquid-Fueled Combustor

Download or read book Adaptive Instability Suppression Controls in a Liquid-Fueled Combustor written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An adaptive control algorithm has been developed for the suppression of combustion thermo-acoustic instabilities. This technique involves modulating the fuel flow in the combustor with a control phase that continuously slides within the stable phase region, in a back and forth motion. The control method is referred to as Adaptive Sliding Phasor Averaged Control (ASPAC). The control method is evaluated against a simplified simulation of the combustion instability. Plans are to validate the control approach against a more physics-based model and an actual experimental combustor rig. Kopasakis, George and DeLaat, John C. Glenn Research Center NASA/TM-2002-211805, NAS 1.15:211805, E-13500, AIAA Paper 2002-4075