Extinguishment of Liquid Heptane and Gaseous Propane Diffusion Flames

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 260-265

  Babb, M ^a   Gollahalli, S R ^a   Sliepcevich, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFUSION IN GASES; FLAMMABILITY; HEPTANE; NITROGEN; PROPANE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

DIFFUSION FLAME EXTINCTION; FLAME SUPPRESSING AGENTS; FLAME-ANCHORING REGION; REACTION ZONE TEMPERATURE;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 0033098713     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5421     Document Type: Article

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