Effect of sprays of water and NaCl-water solution on the extinction of laminar premixed methane-air counterflow flames

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 126, Issue 1-6, 1997, Pages 389-401

  Zheng, R ^a   Bray, K N C ^a,c   Rogg, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c University Engineering Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Counterflow; Extinction; Premixed flame; Spray

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001305234     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102209708935683     Document Type: Article

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