Experimental investigation of thermoacoustic coupling for low-swirl lean premixed flames

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 365-373

  Huang, Yun ^a,b   Ratner, Albert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; COMBUSTION; THERMOACOUSTICS; VORTEX FLOW;

COMBUSTION INSTABILITIES; COMBUSTOR ACOUSTICS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLAME SURFACE DENSITIES; LEAN PREMIXED FLAMES; PLANAR LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; SHEAR-LAYER VORTICES; TOROIDAL STRUCTURES;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 65649098037     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.36310     Document Type: Article

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