The turbulent burning velocity for large-scale and small-scale turbulence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 384, Issue , 1999, Pages 107-132

  Peters, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIFFUSION; FLAME RESEARCH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NUMERICAL METHODS; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY;

EDDIES; FLAME THICKNESS; FLAMELET REGIME; GAS EXPANSION EFFECTS; MASS FRACTION; QUADRATIC EQUATION; THIN REACTION ZONES REGIME; TURBULENT BURNING VELOCITY;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 0032690246     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112098004212     Document Type: Article

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