Impact of swirl fluctuations on the flame response of a perfectly premixed swirl burner

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Komarek, Thomas ^a   Polifke, Wolfgang ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL POSITIONS; COMBUSTION INSTABILITIES; COMBUSTION SYSTEMS; COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY; COMPLEX INTERACTION; FLAME RESPONSE; HEAT RELEASE; MODEL-BASED; PREMIXED SWIRL; SWIRL GENERATORS; SWIRL NUMBERS; SWIRLING FLAMES; SYSTEM IDENTIFICATIONS; TIME LAG; TIME-AVERAGED;

COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 78149395392     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4000127     Document Type: Article

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