The similarity and scaling of radiating arcs burning in a turbulent, axially accelerating gas flow

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 628-635

  Blundell, R E ^a   Fang, M T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ELECTRIC ARCS; ENERGY TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RADIATION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TURBULENT FLOW;

ACCELERATING GAS FLOW; ARC BURNING; MOMENTUM TRANSPORT; PRANDTL MIXING LENGTH MODEL; RADIATING ARCS; RADIATION TRANSPORT; SCALING LAWS;

KINETIC THEORY OF GASES;

EID: 0031077842     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/30/4/018     Document Type: Article

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