Experimental investigation of the nonlinear response of swirl stabilized flames to equivalence ratio oscillations

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Volumn 2, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2010, Pages 833-842

  Kim, Kyu Tae ^a   Lee, Jong Guen ^a   Quay, Bryan D ^a   Santavicca, Domenic A ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURNING VELOCITY; EMISSION INTENSITY; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR; HEAT OF REACTION; HIGH AMPLITUDES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INFRARED ABSORPTION TECHNIQUES; INLET VELOCITY; LEAN BLOWOFF; MIXTURE RATIO; MODULATION FREQUENCIES; NON-LINEAR RESPONSE; NONLINEAR DEPENDENCE; RATE OF HEAT RELEASE;

CHEMILUMINESCENCE; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; COMBUSTORS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EQUIVALENCE CLASSES; FLAME RESEARCH; GAS EMISSIONS; SIGNALING;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 82055204923     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2010-23023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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