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Author
Sommer, H. T. | Mosula, R. J. | Seiden, E.
Title
Turbulent Swirling Combustion.
Coporate
Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA
Report
E-2062
April 1984
Contract
NAG3-401
Book or Conf
National Aeronautics and Space Admin. Combustion Fundamentals Research. NASA Conference Publication 2309. April 16-18, 1984, Cleveland, OH, 81-82 p., 1984
Keywords
combustion | fluid mechanics
Abstract
An experimental facility constructed to simulate swirling gas turbine combustion has been subjected to extensive redesign and modification. The program undertaken over the course of the past year consisted essentially of two phases: (1) an assessment of the existing test facility, and (2) a major redesign and reconstruction of those components deemed in need of alteration. As a result of this extensive effort, the test facility at Carnegie-Mellon University has achieved a higher degree of precision and reproducibility. Furthermore, it is believed that those undesirable extraneous effects which plague any fluid mechanics experiment have been substantially reduced. Hence, it is at this time that accurate and reproducible flow measurements can begin.