Numerical simulation of combustion and extinction of a solid cylinder in low-speed cross flow

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1055-1063

  Yang, Chin Tien ^a   Ien, J S T ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Combustion; Cylinder; Flame; Heat transfer; Microgravity

Indexed keywords

LOW SPEED CROSS FLOW; SOLID CYLINDER;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VELOCITY;

COMBUSTION;

COMBUSTION; CYLINDER; FLAME; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

EID: 0032215814     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2825890     Document Type: Article

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