Descrizione del progetto
Valutazione di un combustore progettato per basse emissioni
Il progetto CHAiRLIFT, finanziato dall’UE, intende valutare un combustore innovativo progettato per i motori a combustione magra di prossima generazione. In questo nuovo combustore, le fiamme a spruzzo sollevate saranno caratterizzate da un alto grado di premiscelazione, che si tradurrà in emissioni di NOx significativamente ridotte. Rispetto alle tradizionali fiamme stabilizzate a vortice, le fiamme a spruzzo sollevate riducono fortemente il rischio di ritorno di fiamma del combustore nonché la suscettibilità alle instabilità termoacustiche. Il progetto proporrà anche un approccio alternativo al pilotaggio delle fiamme standard, consentendo così ulteriori riduzioni nelle emissioni di NOx. Verranno condotte indagini sperimentali e numeriche, compreso lo sviluppo di un modello avanzato di atomizzazione a spruzzo, per valutare le capacità di riduzione dei NOx del nuovo combustore.
Obiettivo
The main objective of the CHAiRLIFT project is to assess an innovative combustor concept capable to achieve an ultra-lean, low NOx, operation of future engines. With this combustion concept the requirements of ACARE Flightpath 2050 will be fully satisfied. The CHAiRLIFT combustor concept comprises two novel features: The first is to adopt “low swirl” lean lifted spray flames which feature a high degree of premixing and consequently significantly reduced NOx emissions. Inherent characteristics of such flames are the strongly reduced risk of flashback and a reduced susceptibility to thermo-acoustics instabilities compared to conventional swirl stabilized flames. However, such lifted flames bear the risk of lean blow out at some operating conditions. As second novelty of the CHAiRLIFT concept an alternative approach to standard flame piloting is proposed, enabling a a further reduction of NOx emissions. Stable and safe operations of the combustor are ensured by the interaction of adjacent flames in circumferential direction within the annular combustion chamber. This requires tilting of the axis of the flames relative to the axis of the machine. This design is called Short Helical Combustor (SHC). It has the advantage that no extra pilot flame is required which may produce additional NOx emissions. Additional benefits are the reduced length of the combustor. Most importantly, the turning angle of the NGV can be reduced resulting into a smaller number of NGV and hence reduced cooling air requirement.
Experimental and numerical investigations including the development of an advanced spray atomization model will be carried to assess the NOx reduction capabilities of the concept, by exploiting state of the art methodologies. To explore further NOx reduction capabilities of the concept, an advanced LBO active control will also be tested by combining ion sensor probe and plasma assisted combustion.
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RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinatore
50121 Florence
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