Nonlinear flame transfer function characteristics in a swirl-stabilized combustor

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 954-961

  Bellows, Benjamin D ^a,b   Bobba, Mohan K ^a   Seitzman, Jerry M ^a   Lieuwen, Tim ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b PRATT AND WHITNEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTORS; DYNAMICS; FLOW RATE; HEAT TRANSFER; VORTEX FLOW;

FLAME DYNAMICS; FLOW OSCILLATION;

FLAME RESEARCH;

COMBUSTORS; DYNAMICS; FLAME RESEARCH; FLOW RATE; HEAT TRANSFER; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 36248939104     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2720545     Document Type: Article

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