Acoustic Analysis of Gas Turbine Combustors

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 751-764

  Dowling, Ann P ^a   Stow, Simon R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FLAME RESEARCH; GAS TURBINES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OSCILLATIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

AREA CHANGE;

COMBUSTORS;

EID: 0142119170     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.6192     Document Type: Article

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