Extinction of diffusion flames with nonunity Lewis numbers

Journal of Engineering Mathematics

Volumn 31, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 101-118

  Kim, J S ^a,b   Williams, F A ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Damk hler number; Diffusion flame; Excess enthalpy; Extinction; Lewis number

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DIFFUSION; ENTHALPY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

DAMKOHLER NUMBER; DIFFUSION FLAMES; EXCESS ENTHALPY; LEWIS NUMBER; NONUNITY LEWIS NUMBERS; QUASISTEADY FLAME EXTINCTION;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 0031123101     PISSN: 00220833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004282110474     Document Type: Article

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