CP-JHC burner

Confined and pressurised jet-in-hot-coflow burner

Overview

Despite the important role of renewable energy sources, combustion will remain essential for many applications into the foreseeable future, especially for transportation. The confined and pressurised jet-in-hot-coflow burner enables fundamental-level investigations of flames burning in a hot and low-oxygen environment. The objective is to better understand how these conditions could be applied to pressurised combustors, such as gas turbines. This project will generate new knowledge to enable a reduction in emissions, improvement in efficiency and increase in power output. Expected outcomes include improved understanding of the governing physics to enable development of design tools for next-generation engines. This should provide significant benefits, such as reduced reliance on fossil fuels and a critical reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

For further information, please contact Paul Medwell

Key Details

  • Rated pressure: 10 bar

  • Working temperature: 1750°C

  • Pressure vessel diameter: 300 mm

  • Coflow diameter: 100 mm

  • Central fuel jet diameter: 4.6 mm

  • Total height: 3500 mm

  • Optical access: 8 windows

  • Thermal management: Lined with thermal insulation, with water cooled fuel supply and exhaust systems.

  • Flame configurations: Laminar and turbulent flames, gaseous and liquid fuels, simple jet and sprays.

Design

Design consists of a central fuel jet which issues into a hot coflow of products from a lean burner upstream of the jet exit plane.

Reconfigurable to other orientations, including jet-in-hot-crossflow.

Certified pressure vessel to 10 bar.

Student Reports

Contributors

  • Paul Medwell

  • Michael Evans

  • Shaun Chan

  • Doug Proud

  • Ian Shaw

  • Zhao Tian

  • Alessio Frassoldati

  • Alberto Cuoci

  • David Blunck

  • Mel Roquemore

  • Heinz Pitsch

  • David Bey

  • James Dean

  • James Francis

  • Ashleigh Trainor

  • Helen Hobbs

  • Fiona Lake

  • Alexander Schumacher

  • Michael De Duonni

  • Jakeob Clarke-Kennedy

  • Luke Ross

  • Tomas Zott

  • Samuel Darling

  • Joshua Weber

  • Tom Brereton

  • Andrew Dzodzos

  • Jingjing Ye

  • Loris Amigon

  • Koen Merkx

  • Jeroen Wessels

  • Jelmer van de Wiel

  • Angus Xiao

  • Jordan Kildare

  • Chan Han Zheng Luke

  • Haoling Li

  • Kiing Yean Wong

  • Yong Sern Chee

  • Florian Vandenbussche

  • Luuk Tooten

  • Connor Bakaj

  • Jackie Arends

  • Harry Bawden

  • James Boland

  • Isaac Gersch

  • Emily Spencer

  • Jordan Kildare

  • Andre Lymn

  • Trushape Engineering

  • Scitek Australia

  • Arnotts Biscuits

  • St Peters Bakehouse

  • Black Lace

Funding Bodies

  • The University of Adelaide

  • Australian Research Council (ARC)

  • United States Asian Office for Aerospace Research Development (AOARD)

  • American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)