Thermal performance characteristics of a microcombustor for heating and propulsion

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 521-527

  Jejurkar, S Y ^a   Mishra, D P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Heat recirculation; Microcombustion; Preheating; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

AXISYMMETRIC; BASELINE DATA; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; CRITICAL ASSESSMENT; FLAME RESPONSE; FLAME STABILITY; FLAME STABILIZATION; GAS TURBINE APPLICATIONS; HEAT RECIRCULATION; INLET TEMPERATURE; INNER TUBES; MICRO COMBUSTOR; MICROCOMBUSTION; MODEL PREDICTION; OPERATIONAL FEASIBILITY; OTHER APPLICATIONS; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; REACTIVE FLOW; STOICHIOMETRIC MIXTURES; STREAM SITES; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; THERMOELECTRIC APPLICATION; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS; ZONE LENGTH;

GAS TURBINES; HEAT LOSSES; MIXED CONVECTION; PREHEATING; STABILIZATION; TURBOMACHINERY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 78649958339     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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