Method and apparatus for controlling thermoacoustic vibrations in a combustion system
US6464489B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/12
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a method of controlling thermoacoustic vibrations in a combustion system having a combustion chamber and a burner, the fluid shear layer forming in the region of the burner is acoustically excited. An apparatus for controlling thermoacoustic vibrations in a combustion system having a combustion chamber and a burner is distinguished by the fact that device(s) for the acoustic excitation of the working gas are arranged in the region of the burner.
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