Inlet Pressure Effects on Subatmospheric Flame Stabilization with an Optimum Size of a Cavity-Based Combustor

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International Journal of Aerospace Engineering

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Figure 4: Inlet Pressure Effects on Subatmospheric Flame Stabilization with an Optimum Size of a Cavity-Based Combustor 