On the alignment of the α-strain and vorticity in turbulent nonpremixed flames

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2251-2253

  Boratav, O N ^a   Elghobashi, S E ^a   Zhong, R ^a  

^a University of California at Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAMES; TURBULENCE; VORTICITY;

EID: 0030454312     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.869000     Document Type: Article

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