Coarse grid CFD calculations of a dual-fuel gas turbine combustor flow field

Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, ECOS 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 719-734

  Gobbato, Paolo ^a   Masi, Massimo ^a   Toffolo, Andrea ^a   Lazzaretto, Andrea ^a   Tanzini, Giordano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b ENEL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coarse grid CFD analysis; Five hole pitot probe; Gas turbine combustor modelling; Isothermal flow field; Primary and dilution air jets

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOW FIELDS; GAS TURBINES; ISOTHERMS; JETS; MIXTURES;

AIR JET; CFD ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN; GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR; HEAVY-DUTY GAS TURBINES; ISOTHERMAL FLOWS; THERMAL CALCULATION;

COMBUSTORS;

EID: 84903642235     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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