A decade of combustion research

Progress in Energy and Combustion Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 203-232

  Smoot, L Douglas ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL COMBUSTION; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; FLAME RESEARCH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; WASTE INCINERATION;

COMBUSTION RESEARH; EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 0031363194     PISSN: 03601285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0360-1285(97)00014-2     Document Type: Article

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