Experimental study on the effect of swirler geometry and swirl number on flame describing functions

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 183, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 704-717

  Palies, P ^a   Durox, D ^a   Schuller, T ^a   Candel, S ^a,b  

^a ECOLE CENTRALE PARIS   (France)

^b Institut de France   (France)

Author keywords

Combustor dynamics; Flame describing function; Swirling flames

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DISTURBANCES; ACOUSTIC VELOCITY; AXIAL SWIRLER; AZIMUTHAL VELOCITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLAME DESCRIBING FUNCTION; FLAME DYNAMICS; FLAME TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; LOCAL MINIMUMS; MODE CONVERSIONS; RADIAL SWIRLER; SWIRL NUMBERS; SWIRLERS; SWIRLING FLAMES; VORTICITY WAVES;

ACOUSTICS; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTORS; DESCRIBING FUNCTIONS; DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 79953712330     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102202.2010.538103     Document Type: Article

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