Soot surface growth in laminar hydrocarbon/air diffusion flames

AIAA Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 856-865

  El Leathy, A M ^a   Xu, F ^a,b   Kim, C H ^a   Faeth, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BENZENE; COMBUSTION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; ETHYLENE; PROPANE; PROPYLENE; SOOT; TEMPERATURE;

AIR DIFFUSION FLAMES; JET DIFFUSION FLAMES; LAMINAR HYDROCARBONS; SOOT SURFACE GROWTH;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 0037526601     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2021     Document Type: Article

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