Cathlean: Catalytic, hybrid, lean-premixed burner for gas turbines

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 1665-1676

  Carroni, Richard ^a   Griffin, Timothy ^a   Kelsall, Greg ^b  

^a ALSTOM SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

^b Alstom UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced hybrid burner; Catalytic combustion

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; CATALYSIS; COMBUSTION; COOLING; FUEL BURNERS; NATURAL GAS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ADVANCED HYBRID BURNERS; LEAN-PREMIX COMBUSTIONS; PART-LOAD STABILITY; TURBINE COOLING;

GAS TURBINES;

EID: 2942696044     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2003.10.029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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