Experimental and numerical study of flameless combustion in a model gas turbine combustor

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 279-295

  Duwig, C ^a   Stankovic, D ^a   Fuchs, L ^a   Li, G ^b   Gutmark, E ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

Flameless combustion; Gas turbine; Large eddy simulation; PIV; Tabulated complex chemistry

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTORS; FLOW FIELDS; GAS TURBINES; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; OXIDATION;

COMBUSTION STABILITY; FLAMELESS COMBUSTION; TABULATED COMPLEX CHEMISTRY; TURBULENT COHERENT STRUCTURES;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 38149090173     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200701739164     Document Type: Article

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