Journal of Thermal Science

, Volume 12, Issue 2, pp 179–184 | Cite as

Experimental study of twin pulse jet engines for power plant application

  • Toshihiro Nakano
  • Shigeru Matsuo
  • Toshiaki Setoguchi
  • Shen Yu
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Abstract

The total efficiency of power plants depends on the energy conversion in a combustor and a turbine. Considerably higher energy transfer rates can be obtained from a pulsed combustion, but unsteady flow of a single jet combustor reduces the turbine efficiency. Therefore, two pulse combustors were set in parallel and connected to a settling chamber that supplies a flow with constant pressure to the turbine. The aim of investigations presented here is a demonstration of technical feasibility for industrial applications and to show the benefits obtained from the pulse combustors.

Keywords

twin pulse combustion compressible flow control 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Toshihiro Nakano
    • 1
  • Shigeru Matsuo
    • 1
  • Toshiaki Setoguchi
    • 1
  • Shen Yu
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of Mechanical EngineeringSaga UniversitySagaJapan
  2. 2.Institute of Engineering ThermophysicsChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina

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