Numerical Simulation and Scaling of NOx Emissions from Turbulent Hydrogen Jet Flames with Various Amounts of Helium Dilution

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 110-111, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 505-529

  Chen, J Y ^a   Chang, W C ^a   Koszykowski, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

NOx scaling relation; Reduced reaction mechanism; Turbulent jet flames

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001031582     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102209508951938     Document Type: Article

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