Thermoacoustic Combustion Instability Control

Prof. Dan Zhao is the director of Master Engineering Studies at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He serves on a number of scientific journals as the chief and associate editors such as AIAA Journal, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Aerospace Science and Technology, and Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power (ASME). Prof. Zhao has been awarded with the prestigious fellowships from Engineering New Zealand, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, European Academy of Sciences as well as the ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology. His research expertise and interests include applying theoretical, numerical, and experimental approaches to study CO2 -free combustion science and technology, fabric drying, aeroacoustics, thermoacoustics; UAV aerodynamics; propulsion; energy harvesting; and renewable energy and fuel (ammonia and hydrogen)

1. Introduction to thermoacoustic instability 2. Nonlinear dynamics of thermoacoutics 3. Non-normality, transient growth and non-orthogonality 4. Intrinsic thermoacoustics 5. Acoustic-flames interaction 6. Active control of thermoacoustics 7. Passive control of thermoacoustic instability 9. Aeroacoustic dampers 10. CFD thermoacoustics instability 11. POD and EMD analyses of Rijke-type thermoacoustic instability