Stability and control of lean blowout in chemical kinetics-controlled combustion systems

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 226-244

  Yi, Tongxun ^a   Gutmark, Ephraim J ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry low emission combustion; Eigenvalue analysis; Lean blowout; Modern control theory; Syngas combustion

Indexed keywords

BLOWOUTS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; COMBUSTORS; CONTROL THEORY; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; FUEL SYSTEMS; HEAT RESISTANCE; PREHEATING; QUENCHING; REACTION RATES; SMOKE; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS; SYSTEM STABILITY; SYSTEM THEORY; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

DRY-LOW-EMISSION COMBUSTION; EIGENVALUE ANALYSIS; LEAN BLOWOUT; MODERN CONTROL THEORY; SYNGAS COMBUSTION;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 60649092125     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200802424559     Document Type: Article

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