Modeling instabilities in lean premixed turbulent combustors using detailed chemical kinetics

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 181, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1107-1122

  Lilleberg, Bjorn ^a   Ertesvåg, Ivar S ^a   Rian, Kjell Erik ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Combustion; Detailed chemical kinetics; Instabilities; Lean premixed; Perfectly stirred reactor (PSR)

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL KINETICS; COMBUSTION INSTABILITIES; COMBUSTION SYSTEMS; CONVENTIONAL COMBUSTIONS; DETAILED CHEMICAL KINETIC; DETAILED CHEMICAL KINETICS; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; INLET FLOW; INSTABILITIES; LEAN PREMIXED; LOW EMISSION; MASS FLOW RATE; NEAR STOICHIOMETRIC; PERFECTLY STIRRED REACTOR; PERFECTLY STIRRED REACTOR (PSR); PREMIXED; SAFE OPERATION; SINGLE-STEP; TRANSIENT SIMULATION; UNMIXEDNESS;

COMBUSTION; COMBUSTORS; FUELS; METHANE; PROPANE; SIMULATORS; SMOKE;

REACTION RATES;

EID: 70449561306     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200902973174     Document Type: Article

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