An improved micro-combustor design for micro gas turbine engine and numerical analysis

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1817-1823

  Wu, Meng ^a   Hua, Jinsong ^a   Kumar, Kurichi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION CHAMBER; COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; MICRO GAS TURBINE ENGINE; RECIRCULATION JACKET;

COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT LOSSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

GAS TURBINES;

EID: 24644481931     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/15/10/005     Document Type: Article

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