Combustion of unsupported water-in-n-heptane emulsion droplets in a convection-free environment

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 41, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 2503-2515

  Jackson, G S ^a,b   Avedisian, C T ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROP FORMATION; EMULSIONS; EVAPORATION; HEPTANE; SOLUBILITY;

CONVECTION-FREE ENVIRONMENT;

COMBUSTION;

COMBUSTION; DROPLET; EMULSION; WATER;

EID: 0032146041     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(97)00316-5     Document Type: Article

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