The impact of equivalence ratio oscillations on combustion dynamics in a backward-facing step combustor

Combustion and Flame

Volumn 156, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2106-2116

  Murat Altay, H ^a   Speth, Raymond L ^a   Hudgins, Duane E ^a   Ghoniem, Ahmed F ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Combustion dynamics; Equivalence ratio oscillations; Flame vortex interactions; Thermoacoustic instability

Indexed keywords

AIR FLAMES; BACKWARD FACING STEP; COMBUSTION DYNAMICS; DYNAMIC REGIMES; EQUIVALENCE RATIO OSCILLATIONS; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; FLAME-VORTEX INTERACTIONS; FUEL INJECTORS; HEAT RELEASE RATES; HIGH-SPEED VIDEO; INLET TEMPERATURE; LEAN-BLOWOUT LIMITS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING MODES; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OUT OF PHASE; PREMIXED; PRESSURE OSCILLATION; SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL; THERMOACOUSTIC INSTABILITY;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMBUSTORS; DYNAMICS; EQUIVALENCE CLASSES; FLAMMABILITY; FUELS; PROPANE; SMOKE;

COMBUSTION;

PROPANE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOEQUIVALENCE; COMBUSTION; OSCILLATION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND PRESSURE; VELOCITY; VORTEX MOTION;

EID: 70349173397     PISSN: 00102180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2009.07.024     Document Type: Article

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