Monte Carlo probability density function method for gas turbine combustor flowfield predictions

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 218-225

  Tolpadi, Anil K ^a,c   Correa, Sanjay M ^a,d,e   Burrus, David L ^b,c,e   Mongia, Hukam C ^b,e,f  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b GE AVIATION   (United States)

^c Combustion Program ^*

^d AIAA ^*

^e AIAA   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMBUSTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENCE;

EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE; FLOWFIELD PREDICTION; MEAN VELOCITY; MIXTURE FRACTION; TURBULENCE COMBUSTION INTERACTIONS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0031095039     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5173     Document Type: Article

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