Flow phenomena in swirl chambers

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 254-264

  Ligrani, P M ^a   Hedlund, C R ^a   Babinchak, B T ^a   Thambu, R ^a   Moon, H K ^b   Glezer, B ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED   (United States)

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EID: 0001092352     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003480050172     Document Type: Article

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