Swirler flow field characteristics in a sudden expansion combustor geometry

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 800-808

  Panduranga Reddy, A ^a,b   Sujith, R I ^a,b   Chakravarthy, S R ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; GAS TURBINES; GEOMETRY; KINETIC ENERGY; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

COMPLEX SWIRLING; GAS TURBINE; PSEUDOTURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; SWIRLER FLOW FIELD CHARACTERISTICS; VORTICITY;

COMBUSTORS;

EID: 33746895479     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.15940     Document Type: Article

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