Describing function analysis of limit cycles in a multiple flame combustor

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Boudy, Fŕd́ric ^a   Durox, Daniel ^a   Schuller, Thierry ^a   Jomaas, Grunde ^a,b   Candel, Śbastien ^a,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION INSTABILITIES; DESCRIBING FUNCTION ANALYSIS; FLAME COMBUSTORS; FLAME TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; LIMIT CYCLE; OSCILLATION FREQUENCY; QUARTZ TUBES; SUSTAINED COMBUSTION; THEORETICAL PREDICTION; VARIABLE LENGTH;

DELTA SIGMA MODULATION; FORECASTING; QUARTZ;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 79951832935     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4002275     Document Type: Article

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