Numerical simulation of a gas turbine model combustor operated near the lean extinction limit

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Volumn 2, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2010, Pages 603-612

  Rebosio, Francesca ^a   Widenhorn, Axel ^a   Noll, Berthold ^a   Aigner, Manfred ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL DATABASE; EXTINCTION LIMITS; GAS TURBINE MODEL COMBUSTOR; HELICAL VORTICES; HOT PRODUCTS; HYBRID LES-RANS; RADIAL PROFILES; TIME-AVERAGED; UNSTEADY CHARACTERISTICS;

COMBUSTION; COMBUSTORS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS TURBINES; VORTEX FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 82055188371     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2010-22751     Document Type: Conference Paper

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