NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL

INVESTIGATION OF FLOW IN AN AFTERBURNER

By
Suresh Kumar S
(ME02S004)
Project Objective…

 Optimization of flame stabilizer location in

an aero engine gas turbine afterburner
w.r.t. flame stabilizer.
 Experimental investigation of flow in a
model afterburner and comparison of
results with the code.
Schematic Diagram of an Afterburner

Struts Fuel Manifolds Screech Holes Cooling Rings Variable nozzle

Pre-Diffuser V-Gutter
1800 Sector of an Afterburner
1800 Section of a V-Gutter
 Geometry Creation goes in this
way..

The geometry was created using the modeling

software named CATIA.
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Surface mesh of a 1800 Sector
Afterburner
Model in CATIA ( 90 Degree Sector)
Model Geometry Contd..
Mesh in Gambit
1220489 Cell Size
Work done so
far..

Axial velocity vectors in the mid-plane