Numerical and experimental investigation of `inverse' triple flames

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 265-275

  Aggarwal, Suresh K ^a   Puri, Ishwar K ^a   Qin, Xiao ^a  

^a 1120 Science and Engineering Offices   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUEL SYSTEMS; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); OXIDATION; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

INVERSE TRIPLE FLAMES;

FLAMMABILITY TESTING;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLAME; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

EID: 0034746278     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1328740     Document Type: Article

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