Abstract
The primary purpose of this research program is to develop and expand the technology base for fossil-fuel-fired pulse combustion heating systems. A major goal is to develop design data and design procedures for pulse combustion burners. This design capability will contribute to the accelerated industrial development of cost-effective, high-efficiency systems for a variety of heating applications. A series of parametric experiments will be conducted with ANL's existing experimental pulse combustor. Basic performance characteristics, including heat-transfer rates, thermal efficiency, noise emissions, and exhaust-gas composition, will be obtained as a function of the primary combustor-design parameters, including combustor geometry, fuel/air ratio, valve geometry, and decoupling chamber size. Experimental data acquired will be analyzed and correlated in a manner suitable for engineering design of gas-fired pulse combustors. Based on these data and correlations, a mathematical model of the combustor will be developed for use as an engineering design tool in establishing combustor geometry for specific applications and for defining trade-offs between system efficiency, noise emissions, and cost. Noise and pressure-fluctuation data will be characterized in detail and analyzed with respect to frequency and amplitude. These analyses will be employed to develop specific design strategies for noise suppression. Preliminary experimental and analytical investigations will be initiated to develop a basis for extendng the pulse combustion concept to liquid- and solid-fuel-burning systems.
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