Combustion measurements in an industrial gas-fired flat-glass furnace

Journal of the Institute of Energy

Volumn 70, Issue 483, 1997, Pages 71-81

  Newbold, J ^a   Webb, B W ^a   Mcquay, M Q ^a   Huber, A M ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; FLAME RESEARCH; GLASS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT RADIATION; INDUSTRIAL FURNACES; OXYGEN;

COMBUSTION MEASUREMENT; INDUSTRIAL GAS FIRED FLAT GLASS FURNACES;

GAS FURNACES;

EID: 0031164004     PISSN: 01442600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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