A Study of Flame Observables in Premixed Methane - Air Flames

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 140, Issue 1-6, 1998, Pages 369-403

  Najm, H N ^a   Knio, O M ^b   Paul, P H ^a   Wyckoff, P S ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flame; HCO; Heat release; Methane; Observables; Premixed

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001704194     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102209808915779     Document Type: Article

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