Industrial Turbomachinery AB, GKN Aerospace Engine Systems Sweden AB, and the Royal Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology through the Swedish research program TURBO POWER, the support <strong>of</strong> which is gratefully acknowledged. viii
List <strong>of</strong> Papers In this thesis 9 papers are appended. They are referred to in the text by their Roman numerals. The papers are appended at the end <strong>of</strong> the thesis in the following order. I Sigfrid, I. R., Whiddon, R., Collin, R., and Klingmann, J., 2013, "Reactive species influence on the lean blowout limit for an <strong>industrial</strong> DLE <strong>gas</strong> <strong>turbine</strong> burner", Combustion and Flame, Submitted. II Sigfrid, I. R., Whiddon, R., Collin, R., and Klingmann, J., 2013, "Experimental and Reactor Network Study <strong>of</strong> Nitrogen Dilution Effects on NO X Formation for Natural Gas and Syn<strong>gas</strong> at Elevated Pressures", ASME Turbo Expo Conference Proceedings. III Whiddon, R., Sigfrid, I. R., Collin, R., and Klingmann, J., 2013, "Investigation <strong>of</strong> a Premixed Gas Turbine Combustor Central Body Burner <strong>using</strong> OH Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence at Elevated Pressures", ASME Turbo Expo Conference Proceedings. IV Sigfrid, I. R., Whiddon, R., Abou-Taouk, A., Collin, R., and Klingmann, J., 2012, "Experimental Investigations <strong>of</strong> an Industrial Lean Premixed Gas Turbine Combustor with High Swirling Flow", ASME Gas Turbine India Conference Proceedings. V Abou-Taouk, A., Sigfrid, I. R., Whiddon, R., and Eriksson, L. E., 2012, "A Four-Step Global Reaction Mechanism for CFD Simulations <strong>of</strong> Flexi-Fuel Burner for Gas Turbines", Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer 7, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. VI Abou-Taouk, A., Eriksson, L. E., Sigfrid, I. R., and Whiddon, R., 2011, "CFD Investigation <strong>of</strong> Swirl-Stabilized Flexi-Fuel Burner Using Methane-Air Mixtures for Gas Turbines", International Society for Air-Breathing Engines, ISABE. VII Sigfrid, I. R., Whiddon, R., Aldén, M., and Klingmann, J., 2011, "Parametric Study <strong>of</strong> Emissions from Low Calorific Value Syn<strong>gas</strong> Combustion, with Variation <strong>of</strong> Fuel Distribution, in a Prototype Three Sector Burner", ASME Turbo Expo Conference Proceedings. ix
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