Acoustic detection of imminent blowout in pilot and swirl stabilized combustors

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

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 55-65

  Nair, Suraj ^a   Lieuwen, Tim ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DETECTION; FLAME HOLDING; FLAME STABILIZATION;

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; ACOUSTIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BLOWOUTS; CHEMILUMINESCENCE; COMBUSTION; DATA REDUCTION; SENSORS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COMBUSTORS;

EID: 0347588163     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2003-38074     Document Type: Conference Paper

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