An analytical approach to understanding the “pressure gain” combustor

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-54

  Janus, M C ^a   Richards, G A ^a   Gemmen, R S ^a   Johnson, E K ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039531552     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: 15288994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2794222     Document Type: Article

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