Joint Scalar-velocity pdf Modelling of Finite Rate Chemistry in a Scalar Mixing Layer

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 136, Issue 1-6, 1998, Pages 303-331

  Hulek T ^a   Lindstedt, R P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Scalar mixing and reaction; Transported pdf modelling; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; TURBULENT FLOW;

DAMKOHLER NUMBER; LANGEVIN MIXING MODEL;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 0032309292     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102209808924175     Document Type: Article

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