Chemical reactor modeling applied to the production of pollutant emission in LP combustors

33rd Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages

  Nicol, David G ^a   Rutar, Teodora ^a   Martin, Scott M ^a   Malte, Philip C ^a   Pratt, David T ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS TURBINES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROPULSION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CHEMICAL REACTOR MODELS; COMBUSTION GAS; FUEL-AIR EQUIVALENCE RATIO; GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR; LEAN PREMIXED COMBUSTORS; POLLUTANT EMISSION; REACTOR CONFIGURATION;

COMBUSTORS;

EID: 84962888150     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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