Effects of syngas composition on combustion induced vortex breakdown (CIVB) flashback in a swirl stabilized combustor

Fuel

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3274-3284

  Dam, Bidhan ^a   Corona, Gilberto ^a   Hayder, Mir ^a   Choudhuri, Ahsan ^a  

^a University of Texas at El Paso   (United States)

Author keywords

Combustion induced vortex breakdown (CIVB); Flame flashback; Lean premixed combustion; Swirl flow; Syngas fuels

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION INDUCED VORTEX BREAKDOWNS; FLAME FLASHBACK; LEAN PREMIXED COMBUSTION; SWIRL FLOW; SYN-GAS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBUSTORS; DELTA WING AIRCRAFT; FLAME RESEARCH; FUELS; MIXTURES; NITROGEN OXIDES; PECLET NUMBER; SYNTHESIS GAS; VORTEX FLOW;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 80052764686     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2011.06.024     Document Type: Article

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