Linear and nonlinear analysis of controlled combustion processes. I. Linear analysis

Abstract

The results of analysis using a reduced-order model of combustion instability derived at UTRC and experiments with active control using fuel modulation motivated a study of what performance is achievable using active control. Limitations due to lightly damped or unstable eigenvalues, delay, disturbances, and limited actuator authority and bandwidth are studied. In this part of the paper we focus on linear analysis of a combustion model and study effect of delay in the model and limited actuator bandwidth.