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7.2 Acoustic network model results<br />

0.5<br />

(CI − 1)<br />

0<br />

−0.5<br />

0.5 1 1.5<br />

Strouhal number<br />

Figure 7.6: Influence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the injector <str<strong>on</strong>g>impedance</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> the eigenfrequencies <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

cycle increments – comparis<strong>on</strong> between baseline c<strong>on</strong>figurati<strong>on</strong><br />

(ζ ≫ 1) (□) <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>figurati<strong>on</strong>s with res<strong>on</strong>ator length L R,2 = 0.12<br />

m (◦), L R,2 = 0.42 m (⊳), <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> L R,2 = 0.18 m (⋄)<br />

plenum is set to L R,2 = 0.12 m. The corresp<strong>on</strong>ding eigenfrequency <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> this <str<strong>on</strong>g>fuel</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

injecti<strong>on</strong> stage affects mainly the eigenfrequency at Sr = 1.32 <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the baseline<br />

c<strong>on</strong>figurati<strong>on</strong>. Here, the phase <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the equivalence ratio fluctuati<strong>on</strong>s φ ′ 2<br />

at the <str<strong>on</strong>g>fuel</str<strong>on</strong>g> injecti<strong>on</strong> stage is shifted by nearly π. In additi<strong>on</strong> also the phase<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the velocity fluctuati<strong>on</strong>s at the burner mouth u ′ is changed. Both are<br />

b<br />

shown in Fig. 7.7. In c<strong>on</strong>sequence the phase <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the heat release rate c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong>s<br />

F φ,2 φ ′ 2 / ¯φ <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> F u u ′ b / u¯<br />

b <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> thus <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the heat release rate fluctuati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

are changed by about 1.1 π, see Fig. 7.8. This change leads to a favorable phase<br />

relati<strong>on</strong>ship between pressure fluctuati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> heat release rate fluctuati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> turns finally the unstable eigenfrequency (C I − 1=0.19) into a stable <strong>on</strong>e<br />

(C I − 1=−0.1). The amplitude <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the equivalence ratio fluctuati<strong>on</strong>, however,<br />

is increased by the increase <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the <str<strong>on</strong>g>fuel</str<strong>on</strong>g> velocity fluctuati<strong>on</strong> u ′ F,2<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> the fact that<br />

u ′ F,2 <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> the velocity <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the main stream u′ A,2<br />

are out <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> phase, see Fig. 7.9 <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

Fig. 7.10. Here <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> in the following all amplitudes are normalized with their<br />

mean values. Higher equivalence ratio fluctuati<strong>on</strong>s increase the amplitude <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

the heat release rate c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong> F φ,2 φ ′ 2 / ¯φ. The amplitude <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the heat release<br />

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