Effects of flame lifting and acoustic excitation on the reduction of NOx emissions

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 113-114, Issue , 1996, Pages 49-65

  Chao, Y C ^a   Yuan, T ^a   Tseng, C S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acoustic excitation; Lifted flame; NOx emissions; Turbulent combustion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002545559     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102209608935487     Document Type: Article

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