Email: Robert R. Tacina

I have worked at NASA since 1967; 30 years have spent on combustor research and development, 4 years on Space Station design and 3 years on icing. My current projects are: Lean-Direct-Injection low NOX combustor, National Combustor Code validation, UEET combustor contract project coordination and fuel cell reformer R&D. Last 13 years have been spent on experimental development of a LDI, ultra low NOx combustor.

Recent Publications

1. Tacina, R., Mansour, A., Partelow, L., Wey, C., "Experimental Sector and Flame-Tube Evaluations of a Multipoint Integrated Module Concept for Low Emission Combustors" GT-2004-53263.

2. Tacina, R., Mao, C.P., Wey C., “Experimental Investigation of a Multiplex Fuel Injector Module with Discrete Jet Swirlers for Low Emission Combustors,” AIAA 2003-0185.

3. Tacina, R., Mao, C.P., Wey C., “Experimental Investigation of a Multiplex Fuel Injector Module for Low Emissions Combustors,” AIAA 2003-0827.

4. Tacina, R., Wey, C., Laing, P., and Mansour, A., “Sector Tests of a Low-NOx, Lean-Direct-Injection, MultiPoint Integrated Module Combustor Concept,” GT-2002-30089.

5. Tacina, R., Wey, C., Laing, P., and Mansour, A., “A Low NOx Lean-Direct Injection, MultiPoint Integrated Module Combustor Concept for Advanced Aircraft Gas Turbines,” NASA/TM-2002-2113.

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