Simultaneous 2-D imaging measurements of reaction progress variable and OH radical concentration in turbulent premixed flames: Instantaneous flame-front structure

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 187-222

  Chen, Yung Cheng ^a   Bilger, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Combustion regime diagram; Turbulent premixed flame front structure

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; FREE RADICALS; GAS BURNERS; TEMPERATURE; TURBULENCE;

BUNSEN-TYPE BURNER; FLAME FRONT STRUCTURE; KOLMOGOROFF SCALE; LAMINAR FLAMES; MOLE FRACTION; TURBULENT PREMIXED FLAMES;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 0000319376     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200108952182     Document Type: Article

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