Effect of nanosecond repetitively pulsed discharges on the dynamics of a swirl-stabilized lean premixed flame

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 135, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Lacoste, D A ^a   Moeck, J P ^b   Durox, D ^a   Laux, C O ^a   Schuller, T ^a  

^a ECOLE CENTRALE PARIS   (France)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PERTURBATIONS; COMBUSTION CONTROL; FLAME TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; HEAT RELEASE RATE FLUCTUATIONS; LEAN PREMIXED FLAMES; OSCILLATION AMPLITUDE; REPETITIVELY PULSED DISCHARGE; UNSTABLE CONDITIONS;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMBUSTION; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 84883621814     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4024961     Document Type: Article

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