Instability mechanisms in a premixed prevaporized combustor

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 648-656

  Bernier, D ^a,b   Lacas, F ^a,c   Candel, S ^a,d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SNECMA   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE EM2C   (France)

^d INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMILUMINESCENCE; COMBUSTION; HEAT LOSSES; HEPTANE; OSCILLATIONS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VAPORIZATION; VORTEX FLOW;

ACOUSTIC COUPLING; COUNTERSWIRL; FLOW ROTATION; PREVAPORIZED COMBUSTORS;

COMBUSTORS;

EID: 3843119793     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.11461     Document Type: Article

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