Application of well-stirred reactor theory to the prediction of combustor performance

It is shown that some gross performance characteristics of combustion chambers can be simulated by conceptual models composed of interacting elements the performance of each of which can be inferred from a knowledge of well-stirred reactor behaviour. Analyses are made of three different models to show the effect of element interaction due to: (1) pressure differences between elements, (2) recirculation between elements, and (3) non-uniform...