Numerical study of nonreacting gas turbine combustor swirl flow using reynolds stress model

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 804-811

  Yang, S L ^a   Siow, Y K ^a   Peschke, B D ^a   Tacina, R R ^b  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINE FLOW SIMULATION; HIGH VELOCITY GRADIENTS; RECIRCUALTIONS; REYNOLDS STRESS TURBULENCE MODEL (RSTM);

COMBUSTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SWIRLING FLOW;

GAS TURBINES;

FLUID FLOW; GAS TURBINE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 13644268592     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1560706     Document Type: Article

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