Passive control of combustion instability in lean premixed combustors

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 412-419

  Cannon, S M ^b   Smith, C E ^b  

^a SOLAR TURBINES INCORPORATED   (United States)

^b CFD RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTOR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESIGN; FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM; PRESSURE PULSATION;

EID: 0034214780     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1287166     Document Type: Article

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