Ignition of lean methane-based fuel blends at gas turbine pressures

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 937-944

  Petersen, Eric L ^a   Hall, Joel M ^a   Smith, Schuyler D ^a   de Vries, Jaap ^a   Amadio, Anthony R ^b   Crofton, Mark W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; IGNITION; METHANE; OXIDATION; PRESSURE;

FUEL BLEND; GAS TURBINE PRESSURE; OXIDATION KINETICS;

GAS TURBINES;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; GAS TURBINES; IGNITION; METHANE; OXIDATION; PRESSURE;

EID: 36248951553     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2720543     Document Type: Article

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