Combustion of hydrocarbon fuels within porous inert media

Progress in Energy and Combustion Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-145

  Howell, J R ^a   Hall, M J ^a   Ellzey, J L ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC FOAMS; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLAMMABILITY; FLUID MECHANICS; FUEL BURNERS; FUELS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; REACTION KINETICS;

FLAME STABILITY; HYDROCARBON FUELS; NON CATALYTIC COMBUSTION; POROUS INERT MEDIA;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 0029713452     PISSN: 03601285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-1285(96)00001-9     Document Type: Article

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