Large-Eddy Simulation of Combustion Dynamics of Lean-Premixed Swirl-Stabilized Combustor

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 782-794

  Huang, Ying ^a   Sung, Hong Gye ^a,b   Hsieh, Shih Yang ^a,c   Yang, Vigor ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Agency for Defence Development   (South Korea)

^c GE AVIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLAME RESEARCH; RUNGE KUTTA METHODS; TURBULENCE; VORTEX SHEDDING;

EQUIVALENCE RATIO;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 0141986568     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.6194     Document Type: Article

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