Ultra-compact combustion technology using high swirl for enhanced burning rate

38th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Zelina, J ^a   Ehret, J ^a   Hancock, R D ^a   Shouse, D T ^a   Roquemore, W M ^a   Sturgess, G J ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b INNOVATIVE SCIENTIFIC SOLUTIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY; COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); HIGH COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY; LOW-PRESSURE TURBINES; ULTRA-COMPACT COMBUSTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENGINES; EXTRACTION; GAS TURBINES; PROPULSION; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT;

COMBUSTORS;

EID: 84896693412     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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