NOx emission control of lean methane-air combustion with addition of methane reforming products

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 181-205

  Ren, J Y ^a   Egolfopoulos, F N ^a   Tsotsis, T T ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Methane reforming; Nitrogen oxides; Pollutants

Indexed keywords

AIR; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; GAS TURBINES; HYDROGEN; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; STABILITY; STEAM; TEMPERATURE; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

COMBUSTION STABILITY; FLAME STABILITY; LEAN METHAN AIR COMBUSTION; METHANE REFORMING PRODUCTS;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 0000122133     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713713016     Document Type: Article

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