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A series of measurements has been carried out with ducted flames and has quantified the relative importance of longitudinal-acoustic, Helmholtz and aerodynamic-shedding oscillations. The paper reviews the results and discusses their implications for ramjets and thrust augmentors.
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Sivasegaram, S., Whitelaw, J.H. (1989). Combustion Oscillations in Ducts. In: Durão, D.F.G., Whitelaw, J.H., Witze, P.O. (eds) Instrumentation for Combustion and Flow in Engines. NATO ASI Series, vol 154. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2241-9_2
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