Large-eddy simulations as a design tool for gas turbine combustion systems

AIAA Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 674-686

  James, S ^a,b,c   Zhu, J ^a,b   Anand, M S ^a,b,c  

^a ROLLS ROYCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Speed Code T 14   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR; LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION (LES); SPRAY MODELING; TURBULENT MIXING;

BENCHMARKING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDDY CURRENTS; GAS TURBINES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 33646385627     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.15390     Document Type: Article

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