Characterization of forced flame response of swirl-stabilized turbulent lean-premixed flames in a gas turbine combustor

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 823-831

  Kim, Kyu Tae ^a   Lee, Jong Guen ^a   Lee, Hyung Ju ^a   Quay, Bryan D ^a   Santavicca, Domenic ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMILUMINESCENCE IMAGING; COMPOSITE FUEL; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLAME LENGTH; FLAME RESPONSE; FLAME SHAPES; FLAME STRUCTURE; FLAME TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; FORCED RESPONSE; GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR; HEAT RELEASE OSCILLATION; HYDROGEN ENRICHMENT; INLET VELOCITY; LAMINAR PREMIXED FLAMES; NATURAL GAS FLAMES; NON-DIMENSIONAL PARAMETERS; PREMIXED; PREMIXED FLAME; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; TURBULENT PREMIXED FLAME; TWO-MICROPHONE TECHNIQUE;

CHEMILUMINESCENCE; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTORS; GAS TURBINES; GASES; INLET FLOW; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; NATURAL GAS; STROUHAL NUMBER; SWIRLING FLOW; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; TURBOMACHINERY;

FLAMMABILITY;

EID: 74749105177     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2009-60031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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