A reciprocal flow filtration combustor with embedded heat exchangers: Numerical study

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 949-961

  Contarin, Fabiano ^a   Saveliev, Alexei V ^a   Fridman, Alexander A ^a   Kennedy, Lawrence A ^a  

^a 1120 Science and Engineering Offices   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTORS; FILTRATION; METHANE; POROUS MATERIALS;

RECIPROCAL FLOW;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

AIR; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTOR; FILTRATION; HEAT EXCHANGER; METHANE; POROUS MEDIUM; RECIPROCITY;

EID: 0037332552     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(02)00371-X     Document Type: Article

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