The measurement and prediction of gaseous hydrocarbon fuel auto-ignition delay time at realistic gas turbine operating conditions

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 527-535

  Sims, G J M ^a   Clague, A R ^a   Copplestone, R W ^a   Menzies, K R ^b   MacQuisten, M A ^b  

^a QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

^b ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auto ignition delay time; Ethylene (ethene); Flow rig; Gas turbine; Low NOx; Methane; Natural gas; Premix

Indexed keywords

AUTO-IGNITION DELAY TIME; FLOW RIG; LOW NOX; PREMIX;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ETHYLENE; FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS TURBINES; HYDROCARBONS; IGNITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; REACTION KINETICS;

GAS FUELS;

EID: 27744468187     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2005-68736     Document Type: Conference Paper

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