Optical sensing of lean blowout precursors in a premixed swirl stabilized dump combustor

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, International Gas Turbine Institute, Turbo Expo (Publication) IGTI

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 87-95

  Muruganandam, Thiruchengode M ^a   Seitzman, Jerry M ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAME STABILIZATION; OPTICAL SENSING; TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTORS;

BLOWOUTS; CHEMILUMINESCENCE; CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; IGNITION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SENSORS; THERMOCOUPLES; TURBINES;

COMBUSTORS;

EID: 0346327115     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2003-38104     Document Type: Conference Paper

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