Suppression of Instabilities in Gaseous Fuel High-Pressure Combustor Using Non-Coherent Oscillatory Fuel Injection

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Shcherbik ◽  
E. Lubarsky ◽  
Y. Neumeier ◽  
B. T. Zinn ◽  
K. McManus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Active Control ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Injection Rate ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Combustion Instabilities ◽  
Open Loop Control ◽  
Pressure Oscillations ◽  
Loop Control ◽  
Fuel Injection Rate

This paper describes the application of active, open loop, control in effective damping of severe combustion instabilities in a high pressure (i.e., around 520 psi) gas turbine combustor simulator. Active control was applied by harmonic modulation of the fuel injection rate into the combustor. The open-loop active control system consisted of a pressure sensor and a fast response actuating valve. To determine the dependence of the performance of the active control system upon the frequency, the fuel injection modulation frequency was varied between 300 and 420 Hz while the frequency of instability was around 375 Hz. These tests showed that the amplitude of the combustor pressure oscillations strongly depended upon the frequency of the open loop control. In fact, the amplitude of the combustor pressure oscillations varied ten fold over the range of investigated frequencies, indicating that applying the investigated open loop control approach at the appropriate frequency could effectively damp detrimental combustion instabilities. This was confirmed in subsequent tests in which initiation of open loop modulation of the fuel injection rate at a non resonant frequency of 300Hz during unstable operation with peak to peak instability amplitude of 114 psi and a frequency of 375Hz suppressed the instability to a level of 12 psi within approximately 0.2 sec (i.e., 75 periods). Analysis of the time dependence of the spectra of the pressure oscillations during suppression of the instability strongly suggested that the open loop fuel injection rate modulation effectively damped the instability by “breaking up” (or preventing the establishment of) the feedback loop between the reaction rate and combustor oscillations that drove the instability.

scholarly journals Experimental study on the performance of ultra high pressure common rail system

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 883-890
Author(s):  
Kun Yang ◽  
Lei Zhou ◽  
Gang Wang ◽  
Tao Nie ◽  
Xin Wu
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Injection Rate ◽  
Common Rail ◽  
Common Rail System ◽  
Ultra High Pressure ◽  
Rail System ◽  
Pressure Peak ◽  
Fuel Injection Rate ◽  
High Pressure Common Rail

In order to overcome the difficulties of high pressure source design and parts integration in the injector, realizing the ultra high pressure injection and controllable fuel injection rate, an ultra high pressure common rail system based on domestic basic materials and manufacturing technology level was proposed and designed. The working principle of this system was first introduced; the performance test bench of ultra high pressure common rail system was built. Then, the influence of pressure-amplifier device structure parameters on the pressurization pressure peak was analyzed quantitatively, and on the basis of selecting the most appropriate combination of parameters, the pressure and fuel injection rate control characteristics were conducted. The results show that ultra high pressure common rail system can magnify fuel pressure to ultra high pressure state (more than 200 MPa) and by changing the control signal timing of pressure-amplifier device and injector solenoid valve, the flexible and controllable fuel injection rate can be achieved. Under the condition of the same pressurization ratio, the peak value of pressurization pressure increases gradually, and with the increase of pressurization ratio, the increasing trend of the pressurization pressure peak value is nonlinear. At the same time, under the same condition of spring preload, the greater of the spring stiffness, the higher of the rail base pressure can bear, that means the pressure-amplifier device can achieve pressurization at a higher base pressure. But if the spring stiffness is too large, the solenoid valve of pressure-amplifier device will not be opened due to insufficient electromagnetic force, so the specific selection should be considered in a compromise.

scholarly journals A calculation method and experiment study of high-pressure common rail injection rate with solenoid injectors

2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (2) ◽  
pp. 003685042110261
Author(s):  
Ziguang Gao ◽  
Guoxiu Li ◽  
Chunlong Xu ◽  
Hongmeng Li ◽  
Min Wang
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Injection Rate ◽  
Common Rail ◽  
Common Rail System ◽  
Rail System ◽  
Rate Profile ◽  
Fuel Injection Rate ◽  
High Pressure Common Rail

The high-pressure common rail system has been widely used owing to its precise control of fuel injection rate profile, which plays a decisive role in cylinder combustion, atomization, and emission. The fuel injection rate profile of high-pressure common rail system was studied, and a fuel injection rate profile calculation model is proposed. The model treats the injector as a black box. Some measured data are needed to calculate the parameters in the model. The rise and fall of injection rate is regarded as trigonometric function to reduce the complexity and increase the accuracy. The model was verified using two different types of fuel injectors. The model calculation results were evaluated under various data input conditions. The results show that the model has good applicability to different input data and injectors. In addition, because the model building requires a large amount of experimental data, a comprehensive analysis of various input data was also conducted. The injection profile was analyzed from a new perspective and the regularity of injection rate profile was established.

Open-Loop Control of Combustion Instabilities and the Role of the Flame Response to Two-Frequency Forcing

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernhard C´osic´ ◽  
Bernhard C. Bobusch ◽  
Jonas P. Moeck ◽  
Christian Oliver Paschereit
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Component ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Combustion Instabilities ◽  
Open Loop Control ◽  
Elementary Model ◽  
Resonant Frequencies ◽  
Loop Control ◽  
Sinusoidal Input ◽  
Flame Response

Controlling combustion instabilities by means of open-loop forcing at non-resonant frequencies is attractive because neither a dynamic sensor signal nor a signal processor is required. On the other hand, since the mechanism by which this type of control suppresses an unstable thermoacoustic mode is inherently nonlinear, a comprehensive explanation for success (or failure) of open-loop control has not been found. The present work contributes to the understanding of this process in that it interprets open-loop forcing at non-resonant frequencies in terms of the flame’s nonlinear response to a superposition of two approximately sinusoidal input signals. For a saturation-type nonlinearity, the fundamental gain at one frequency may be decreased by increasing the amplitude of a secondary frequency component in the input signal. This effect is first illustrated on the basis of an elementary model problem. In addition, an experimental investigation is conducted at an atmospheric combustor test-rig to corroborate the proposed explanation. Open-loop acoustic and fuel-flow forcing at various frequencies and amplitudes is applied at unstable operating conditions that exhibit high-amplitude limit-cycle oscillations. The effectiveness of specific forcing parameters in suppressing self-excited oscillations is correlated with flame response measurements that include a secondary forcing frequency. The results demonstrate that a reduction in the fundamental harmonic gain at the instability frequency through the additional forcing at a non-resonant frequency is one possible indicator of successful open-loop control. Since this mechanism is independent of the system acoustics, an assessment of favorable forcing parameters, which stabilize thermoacoustic oscillations, may be based solely on an investigation of burner and flame.

scholarly journals Experimental study of the influence of pressure oscillations in common rail injector on fuel injection rate

2016 ◽  
pp. 304-304
Author(s):  
Mikhail Shatrov ◽  
Leonid Golubkov ◽  
Andrey Dunin ◽  
Pavel Dushkin ◽  
Andrey Yakovenko
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Injection Rate ◽  
Common Rail ◽  
Pressure Oscillations ◽  
Common Rail Injector ◽  
Fuel Injection Rate

Open-Loop Control of Combustion Instabilities and the Role of the Flame Response to Two-Frequency Forcing

2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernhard Ćosić ◽  
Bernhard C. Bobusch ◽  
Jonas P. Moeck ◽  
Christian Oliver Paschereit
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Component ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Combustion Instabilities ◽  
Open Loop Control ◽  
Elementary Model ◽  
Resonant Frequencies ◽  
Loop Control ◽  
Sinusoidal Input ◽  
Flame Response

Controlling combustion instabilities by means of open-loop forcing at non-resonant frequencies is attractive because neither a dynamic sensor signal nor a signal processor is required. On the other hand, since the mechanism by which this type of control suppresses an unstable thermoacoustic mode is inherently nonlinear, a comprehensive explanation for success (or failure) of open-loop control has not been found. The present work contributes to the understanding of this process in that it interprets open-loop forcing at non-resonant frequencies in terms of the flame’s nonlinear response to a superposition of two approximately sinusoidal input signals. For a saturation-type nonlinearity, the fundamental gain at one frequency may be decreased by increasing the amplitude of a secondary frequency component in the input signal. This effect is first illustrated on the basis of an elementary model problem. In addition, an experimental investigation is conducted at an atmospheric combustor test-rig to corroborate the proposed explanation. Open-loop acoustic and fuel-flow forcing at various frequencies and amplitudes is applied at unstable operating conditions that exhibit high-amplitude limit-cycle oscillations. The effectiveness of specific forcing parameters in suppressing self-excited oscillations is correlated with flame response measurements that include a secondary forcing frequency. The results demonstrate that a reduction in the fundamental harmonic gain at the instability frequency through the additional forcing at a non-resonant frequency is one possible indicator of successful open-loop control. Since this mechanism is independent of the system acoustics, an assessment of favorable forcing parameters, which stabilize thermoacoustic oscillations, may be based solely on an investigation of burner and flame.

Optimal Control of Nonlinear Structures

1988 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 931-938 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. N. Yang ◽  
F. X. Long ◽  
D. Wong
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Control ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Active Control ◽  
Control Algorithm ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Control Algorithms ◽  
Nonlinear Structures ◽  
Open Loop Control ◽  
Loop Control ◽  
Optimal Control Algorithms

Three optimal control algorithms are proposed for reducing oscillations of flexible nonlinear structures subjected to general stochastic dynamic loads, such as earthquakes, waves, winds, etc. The optimal control forces are determined analytically by minimizing a time-dependent quadratic performance index, and nonlinear equations of motion are solved using the Wilson-θ numerical procedures. The optimal control algorithms developed for applications to nonlinear structures are referred to as the instantaneous optimal control algorithms, including the instantaneous optimal open-loop control algorithm, instantaneous optimal closed-loop control algorithm, and instantaneous optimal closed-open-loop control algorithm. These optimal algorithms are computationally efficient and suitable for on-line implementation of active control systems to realistic nonlinear structures. Numerical examples are worked out to demonstrate the applications of these optimal control algorithms to nonlinear structures. In particular, control of structures undergoing inelastic deformations under strong earthquake excitations are illustrated. The advantage of using combined passive/active control systems is also demonstrated.

scholarly journals Effect of EGR and Fuel Injection Strategies on the Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Emission Performance under Transient Operation

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fangyuan Zhang ◽  
Zhongshu Wang ◽  
Jing Tian ◽  
Linlin Li ◽  
Kaibo Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategy ◽  
Fuel Injection ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Point Load ◽  
Injection Timing ◽  
Open Loop Control ◽  
Loop Control ◽  
Smoke Opacity ◽  
Engine Emission ◽  
Close Loop Control

To reduce the smoke and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions; a detailed study concerned with exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and diesel injection strategy was conducted on a two-stage series turbocharging diesel engine under transient operating condition. One transient process based on the constant speed of 1650 r/min and load increases linearly from 10% to 100% within 5 s was tested in this study. The effect of the EGR valve control strategy on engine transient performance was examined. The results show that better air-fuel mixing quality can be obtained with the optimized the EGR valve open loop control strategy and the smoke opacity peak decreased more than 64%. Under the EGR valve close loop control strategy; the smoke opacity peak was lower than with open loop control strategy; but higher than without EGR. The effect of fuel injection strategy on engine transient performance was examined with the EGR valve close loop control. The results show that sectional-stage rail pressure (SSRP) strategy (increasing injection pressure from a turning point load to 100% load) and optimizing fuel injection timing can improve the engine emission performance. The satisfactory results can be obtained with lower NOx (382 ppm) emissions and the smoke opacity peak (3.8%), when the turning point load is set to 60% with the injection timing delay 6° CA.

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