Influence of the primary jets and fuel injection on the aerodynamics of a prototype annular gas turbine combustor sector

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Mohammad, Bassam ^c   Jeng, San Mou ^a   Andac, M Gurhan ^b  

^a 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

^b GE AVIATION   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2-D PIV; COMBUSTION SYSTEMS; COMBUSTION ZONES; COMBUSTOR SECTOR; CONVECTIVE COOLING; COOLING AIR; CURRENT RESEARCHES; DILUTION JETS; FLOW FIELD CHARACTERISTICS; FLOW FIELD STRUCTURE; FUEL FLOW RATES; GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR; JET DIAMETER; JET PENETRATION; MOMENTUM RATIO; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; PRIMARY ZONES; REACTING FLOWS; TURBINE NOZZLES;

AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; COMBUSTORS; COOLING; DILUTION; EXPLOSIVES; FLOW FIELDS; FUEL INJECTION; FUELS; TURBINES;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

EID: 78650072870     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4002004     Document Type: Article

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