Isothermal modelling of a combustion system with swirl: a computational study

Combustion science and technology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-74

  Foster, P J ^a   Macinnes, J M ^a   Schubnell, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTRAPOLATION; FLAME RESEARCH; FLOW OF FLUIDS; INDUSTRIAL FURNACES;

ISOTHERMAL MODELLING; SCALE MODELLING; SWIRL; SWIRL NUMBER;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 0033682290     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200008947284     Document Type: Article

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