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

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

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

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTACHMENT POINTS; CHEMILUMINESCENCE IMAGING; COMPOSITE FUEL; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLAME LENGTH; FLAME RESPONSE; FLAME SHAPES; FLAME STRUCTURE; FLAME TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; FLOW CONDITION; 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; INLET FLOW; NATURAL GAS; STROUHAL NUMBER; SWIRLING FLOW; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; TURBOMACHINERY;

GASES;

EID: 77955375914     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3204532     Document Type: Article

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