Soot patterns around suspended n-heptane droplet flames in a convection-free environment

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 974-979

  Avedisian, C Thomas ^a   Jackson, Gregory S ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; DRAG; FLAME RESEARCH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; PARAFFINS; QUARTZ; SILICA; SOOT;

HEPTANE; STEFAN DRAG FORCES; THERMOPHORETIC FORCES;

LIQUID FUELS;

EID: 0034324644     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5698     Document Type: Article

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