NCCRD | Indian Institute Of Technology Madras , Chennai

Ongoing Research

Bubbling Fluidized Bed Coal Gasification

Characterization of Biomass Briquettes and Modeling of Reciprocating Grate Biomass Combustor to Arrive at Optimum

Combustion Dynamics

Combustion NoiseExperiments and Simulation of Liquid Jet/Spray in Cross-Flow

Development of Gas Sensors for Biomass Gasifier Outlet

Development of Gas Sensors for Biomass Gasifier Outlet

Development of High Powered IC Engines

Development of Optical Engine for in Cylinder Flow/ Combustion Studies

Downstream Processes

Dual Mode Gasification System

Dynamics of Shear Layer Stabilised Flames Near Lean Blowout

Dynamics of Stagnation Stabilised Flames Near Blowout

Energy and Resource Recovery via Thermochemical Processing

Engine Development

Experimental Investigation of Primary and Secondary Break-Up of Liquid Jets in Coaxial Air-Blast Atomization

Flame Propagation in a Gas Stove Burner

Flame Propagation in non-planar Solid Surfaces

Flame Structure in a Vertical Burning PMMA Slab Flame

Fuel Characterization

Interaction between Multiple Swirl Stabilised Flames

Kinetic Modeling for Various Applications

Lean Direct Injection

Microgravity Combustion

Nano-Alumina based Diagnostics for Combustion

Numerical Investigation of Combustion Instability in a V-Gutter Stabilized Combustor

Numerical Investigation of Laminar Cross-Flow Non-Premixed Flames in the presence of a Bluff-Body

Numerical Investigation of Unsteady Spray Dispersion for a Pressure-Swirl Atomizer

Quenching Characteristics of Water Droplets for a Vertical Burning PMMA Slab

Soot Formation in Partially-Premixed Flames

Spray-Turbulence Interaction in a Wind Tunnel Facility

Strategy for Combustion

Study of Sprays from a common Rail Diesel Injector in a High Pressure High Temperature Spray Test Rig

Superluminescent Diode Based Multiple Trace Gas Sensing

Supersonic Combustor Rig

Swirl Burner Diagnostics

TDLAS Tomography for Combustion Species and Temperature

Transverse Injection into a Supersonic Cross Flow through a Circular Injector with Chevrons

Publication List

A reduced-order deterministic model describing intermittency route to combustion instability
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Year: 2016 Keywords:
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Precursors to utter instability by an intermittency route: a model free approach
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Year: 2015 Keywords: J. VENKATRAMANI, V. NAIR, R.I. SUJITH, SAYAN GUPTA & SUNETRA SARKAR (2015) "Precursors to utter instability by an intermittency route: a model free approach", Journal of Fluids and Structures,
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Precursors to aeroacoustic instabilities in gas-transport systems
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Year: 2015 Keywords: V. NAIR & R. I. SUJITH (2015) "Precursors to aeroacoustic instabilities in gas-transport systems", International Journal of Aeroacoustics, In-Press
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Detecting deterministic nature of pressure measurements from a turbulent combustor
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Year: 2015 Keywords: J. TONY, E. A. GOPALAKRISHNAN, E. SREELEKHA & R. I. SUJITH (2015) "Detecting deterministic nature of pressure measurements from a turbulent combustor",Physical Review E, 92 (6), 062902.
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Multifractal characteristics of combustor dynamics close to lean blowout
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Year: 2015 Keywords: V. R. UNNI & R. I. SUJITH (2015) "Multifractal characteristics of combustor dynamics close to lean blowout", Journal of Fluid Mechanics
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Effect of external noise on the hysteresis characteristics of a thermoacoustic system
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Year: 2015 Keywords: E. A. GOPALAKRISHNAN and R. I. SUJITH (2015) "Effect of external noise on the hysteresis characteristics of a thermoacoustic system", Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 776, 334-353.
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Combustion noise is scale-free: transition from scale-free to order at the onset of thermoacoustic instability
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Year: 2015 Keywords: M. MURUGESAN & R. I. SUJITH (2015) "Combustion noise is scale-free: transition from scale-free to order at the onset of thermoacoustic instability", Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 772, 225-245.
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Detecting the onset of an impending thermoacoustic instability in a turbulent combustor using complex networks
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Year: 2015 Keywords: M. MURUGESAN & R. I. SUJITH (2015) "Detecting the onset of an impending thermoacoustic instability in a turbulent combustor using complex networks", Journal of Propulsion and Power, 1-6
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Non-Normality and Nonlinearity in Thermoacoustic Instabilities
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Year: 2015 Keywords: R. I. SUJITH, M. P. JUNIPER and P. J. SCHMID (2015) "Non-Normality and Nonlinearity in Thermoacoustic Instabilities", International Journal of Spray and Combustion Dynamics, In-Press.
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Generalized thermodynamic analysis of methanol synthesis: Effect of feed composition
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Year: 2015 Keywords: S.S. Iyer, T. Renganathan, S. Pushpavanam, M. Vasudevakumar, N. Kaisare (2015), "Generalized thermodynamic analysis of methanol synthesis: Effect of feed composition," J. CO2 Utilization, 10: 95–104.
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Combustion of Sandwich Propellant at Low Pressures
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Year: 2014 Keywords: Ramakrishna, P. A., Paul, P. J., Mukunda H. S., and C. H. Sohn, Â“Combustion of Sandwich Propellant at Low Pressures Â”, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 30, T
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Order reduction and control of hyperbolic, countercurrent distributed parameter systems using method of characteristics
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Year: 2014 Keywords: M. Sudhakar, S. Narasimhan and N.S. Kaisare (2014), "Order reduction and control of hyperbolic, countercurrent distributed parameter systems using method of characteristics," Chem. Engng. Sci., 110: 153–163.
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Thermoacoustic instabilities in a ducted premixed flame: Reduced order models and control
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Year: 2013 Keywords: Agharkar P., P. Subramanian, N. S. Kaisare and R. I. Sujith (2013), "Thermoacoustic instabilities in a ducted premixed flame: Reduced order models and control," Combust. Sci. Technol., 185: 920-942.
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Thermal coupling of ammonia decomposition and propane combustion in a cross-flow microreactor
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Year: 2013 Keywords: Reddy V.R. and N.S. Kaisare (2013), "Thermal coupling of ammonia decomposition and propane combustion in a cross-flow microreactor," Chem. Engng. J., 215-216: 876-885
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Application of Approximate Dynamic Programming for control of hyperbolic PDE systems using reduced-order model from Method of Characteristics
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Year: 2013 Keywords: M. Sudhakar, S. Narasimhan and N.S. Kaisare (2013), "Application of Approximate Dynamic Programming for control of hyperbolic PDE systems using reduced-order model from Method of Characteristics," Comput. Chem. Engng., 57: 122-132
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Compartment Modeling and Flow Characterization in Nonisothermal Underground Coal Gasification Cavities
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Year: 2012 Keywords: Sateesh Daggupati, S.M.M., Aghalayam, P. , "Compartment Modeling and Flow Characterization in Nonisothermal Underground Coal Gasification Cavities",Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 50, issue 12: ACS , pp. 4493–4508, 2012
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Compartment modeling for flow characterization of underground coal gasification cavity
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Year: 2011 Keywords: Daggupati, S., Mandapati, R.N., Mahajani, S.M., Ganesh, A., Pal, A.K., Sharma, R.K., Aghalayam, P. , "Compartment modeling for flow characterization of underground coal gasification cavity", Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 50, issue 1, pp. 277 - 290, 2011
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Laboratory studies on cavity growth and product gas composition in the context of underground coal gasification
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Year: 2011 Keywords: Daggupati, S., Mandapati, R.N., Mahajani, S.M., Ganesh, A., Sapru, R.K.,Sharma, R.K., Aghalayam, P. , "Laboratory studies on cavity growth and product gas composition in the context of underground coal gasification", Energy, vol. 36, issue 3, pp. 1776 - 1784, 2011
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Palldium supported MCM-41 mesoporous molecular sieves: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic test for the reduction of no by co
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Year: 2011 Keywords: Ravat, V., Aghalayam, P. , "Palldium supported MCM-41 mesoporous molecular sieves: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic test for the reduction of no by co",International Journal of Nanoscience, vol. 10, issue 4-5, pp. 1051 - 1056, 2011
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Simulation of hydrogen mitigation in catalytic recombiner: Part-I: Surface chemistry modelling
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Year: 2011 Keywords: Prabhudharwadkar, D.M., Aghalayam, P.A., Iyer, K.N. , "Simulation of hydrogen mitigation in catalytic recombiner: Part-I: Surface chemistry modelling", Nuclear Engineering and Design, vol. 241, issue 5, pp. 1746 - 1757, 2011
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Effect of Korteweg stress on viscous fingering of solute plugs in a porous medium
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Year: 2011 Keywords: Swernath S, Benny Malengier and Pushpavanam S, "Effect of Korteweg stress on viscous fingering of solute plugs in a porous medium " , CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
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Analytical solutions for particulate pipe flows with fragmentation, evaporation, and diffusion
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Year: 2010 Keywords: N.P. Rayapati, S. Bhamidipati, J. Peddieson and M.V. Panchagnula, “Analytical solutions for particulate pipe flows with fragmentation, evaporation, and diffusion”, 2010, (in press) Mechanics Research Communications
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Perturbation solution of the shape of a nonaxisymmetric sessile drop
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Year: 2010 Keywords: B. Prabhala, M.V. Panchagnula, V.R. Subramanian, S. Vedantam, “Perturbation solution of the shape of a nonaxisymmetric sessile drop”, 2010, Langmuir, 26(13) pp. 10717-10724
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On synthesizing polyelectrolyte microspheres from evaporating liquid marbles
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Year: 2010 Keywords: P.S. Bhosale and M.V. Panchagnula, “On synthesizing polyelectrolyte microspheres from evaporating liquid marbles”, 2010, Langmuir , 26(13) pp. 10745-10749
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Combined buoyancy and viscous effects in liquid-liquid flows in a vertical pipe
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Year: 2010 Keywords: B. Vempati, M.V. Panchagnula, A. Oztekin and S. Neti, “Combined buoyancy and viscous effects in liquid-liquid flows in a vertical pipe”, 2010, Acta Mechanica, 210(1-2) pp. 1-12
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A continuum representation for simulating discrete events for battery operations
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Year: 2010 Keywords: V. Boovaragavan, V. Ramadesigan, M.V. Panchagnula and V. Subramanian, “A continuum representation for simulating discrete events for battery operations”, 2010, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 157(1) A98-A104
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Megasonic Sweeping and Silicon Wafer Cleaning
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Year: 2009 Keywords: Megasonic Sweeping and Silicon Wafer Cleaning, J.M. Goodson and R. Nagarajan, Solid State Phenomena, Vols. 145-146, 2009, pp. 27-30
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Issues in the Scaling of exothermic reactions: From micro scale to macro scale
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Year: 2009 Keywords: Sreenath K,Pushpavanam S, "Issues in the Scaling of exothermic reactions: From micro scale to macro scale", CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL , Volume: 155, Issues 1 - 2, Pages 312 - 319 , DEC 1 2009
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Screening, Selecting, and Designing Microreactors
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Year: 2009 Keywords: Cherlo SKR, Sreenath K, Pushpavanam S, "Screening, Selecting, and Designing Microreactors" , INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH , Volume: 48 , Issue: 18 , Pages: 8678-8684 , SEP 16 2009
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Sensitivity Analysis and Kinetic Parameter Estimation in a Three Way Catalytic Converter
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Year: 2009 Keywords: Rao SK, Imam R, Ramanathan K, Pushpavanam S, "Sensitivity Analysis and Kinetic Parameter Estimation in a Three Way Catalytic Converter" , INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH , Volume: 48 , Issue: 8 , Pages: 3779-3790 , APR 15 2009
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Adsorption characteristics on sand and brick beds
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Year: 2009 Keywords: Selvaraju N, Pushpavanam S , "Adsorption characteristics on sand and brick beds", CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL , Volume: 147 , Issue: 2-3 , Pages: 130-138 , APR 15 2009
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Advances in nano-alumina ceramic particle fabrication using sono-fragmentation
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Year: 2008 Keywords: Advances in nano-alumina ceramic particle fabrication using sono-fragmentation, Gopi, K.R. and R. Nagarajan, IEEE Transactions in Nanotechnology, Vol 7, No 5, September 2008, pp. 532-537
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Effect of Scanning Speed, Nozzle Stand-off Distance and Beam Scan-off Distance on Coating Properties of Laser Surface Alloyed
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Year: 2008 Keywords: Effect of Scanning Speed, Nozzle Stand-off Distance and Beam Scan-off Distance on Coating Properties of Laser Surface Alloyed 13Cr-4Ni Steel, R.C. Shivamurthy, M. Kamaraj, R. Nagarajan, S.M. Shariff and G. Padmanabhan, Trans. Indian Inst. Met., Vol. 61, Nos. 2-3, April-June 2008, pp. 183-186
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Minimization of fines generation in size reduction of coals by impact crusher
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Year: 2008 Keywords: Minimization of fines generation in size reduction of coals by impact crusher, Eswaraiah, C., Gupta, A., Nagarajan, R., Rajavel, M. and K. Nandakumar, Fuel Process. Technol. 89 (2008), pp. 704-714
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Application of power ultrasound in cavitation erosion testing of nano-ceramic particle/polymer composites
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Year: 2008 Keywords: Application of power ultrasound in cavitation erosion testing of nano-ceramic particle/polymer composites, Gopi, K.R. and R. Nagarajan, Solid State Phenomena, Vol. 136 (2008), pp. 191-204
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Effect of gravity on methanol diffusion flames burning within a forced convective environment
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Year: 2006 Keywords:
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Dynamics of loss of stabilization in a swirl dump combustor
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Year: 2006 Keywords: T. M. MURUGANANDAM and J Seitzman, "Dynamics of loss of stabilization in a swirl dump Combustor", in preparation, to be submitted to Combustion and Flame,
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A micro-convection model for thermal conductivity of nanofluids
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Year: 2005 Keywords: Patel, HE Sundararajan, T Pradeep, T Dasgupta, A Dasgupta, N Das, SK A micro-convection model for thermal conductivity of nanofluids PRAMANA-JOURNAL OF PHYSICS NOV 2005 VL 65 IS 5 pp. 863-869.
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Flame shapes and burning rates of spherical fuel particles in a mixed convective environment.
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Year: 2005 Keywords: Raghavan, V Babu, V Sundararajan, T Natarajan, R Flame shapes and burning rates of spherical fuel particles in a mixed convective environment. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER DEC 2005 VL 48 IS 25-26 pp. 5354-5370.
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Model for heat conduction in nanofluids
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Year: 2005 Keywords: Das, SK Sundararajan, T Pradeep, T Patel, HE Comment on "Model for heat conduction in nanofluids" - Reply PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS NOV 11 2005 VL 95 IS 20 AR 209402.
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A Computational Study of Flame-Solid Radiative Interaction in Flame Spread over Thin Solid-fuel
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Year: 2004 Keywords: Kumar, A., Tolejko, K., and T'ien, J. S., "A Computational Study of Flame-Solid Radiative Interaction in Flame Spread over Thin Solid-fuel," Journal of Heat Transfer, 126, 611-620 (August 2004)
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A Computational Study of Low Oxygen Flammability Limit for Thick Solid Slabs
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Year: 2004 Keywords: Kumar, A., and T'ien, J. S., "A Computational Study of Low Oxygen Flammability Limit for Thick Solid Slabs," under review (submitted to Combustion and Flame)
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Modeling the phenomenon in an individual solid oxide fuel cell
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Year: 2004 Keywords: P. A. Ramakrishna and C. H. Sohn, "Modeling the phenomenon in an individual solid oxide fuel cell", Solar Cities Conference, Daegu, South Korea,
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A comparison of extinction limits and spreading rates in opposed and concurrent spreading flames over thin solids
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Year: 2003 Keywords: Kumar, A., Shih, H. Y., and T'ien, J. S., "A Comparison of Extinction Limits and Spreading Rates in Opposed and Concurrent Spreading Flames over Thin Solids," Combustion and Flame,
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Sensing and Control of LBO Margin in Gas Turbines
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Year: 2003 Keywords: J. Seitzman, M. THIRUCHENGODE, S. Nair, S. Prakash, Y. Neumeier, T. Lieuwen, J. Jagoda, and B. Zinn, "Sensing and Control of LBO Margin in Gas Turbines", paper E02, Intl. Colloquium on Combustion and Noise Control, Cranfield University, 11-14 August 2003.
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Real-Time Control of LBO for Low NOx Emissions
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Year: 2002 Keywords: B. T. Zinn, J. Jagoda, T. Lieuwen, Y. Neumeier, J. Seitzman, S. Nair and M. M. THIRUCHENGODE, "Real-Time Control of LBO for Low NOx Emissions," UEET Program Technology Forum,
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Diode Laser Sensors for Detonation Flows
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Year: 2001 Keywords: S.T. Sanders, M. M. THURICHENGODE, L. Ma, D.W. Mattison, and R.K. Hanson, "Diode Laser Sensors for Detonation Flows,"
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Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence for Investigating Mixing in a Subsonic Chemical Oxygen Iodine Lasers
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Year: 1999 Keywords: T. M. MURUGANANDAM, S. Lakshmi, R. I. Sujith and B. M. Sivaram, "Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence for Investigating Mixing in a Subsonic Chemical Oxygen Iodine Lasers", International Conference on Laser Materials and Devices,
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