A study of turbulent partially premixed flames based on simultaneous imaging of velocity field and OH radical

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 47-78

  Mansour, Mohy S ^a  

^a The American University in Cairo   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Flame stability; Flame structure; Partially premixed; PIV imaging

Indexed keywords

FLAME RESEARCH; FLUORESCENCE; FREE RADICALS; FUEL BURNERS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LASER APPLICATIONS; METHANE; NOZZLES; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FLAME STABILITY; FLAME STRUCTURE; LASER INDUCED PREDISSOCIATION FLUORESCENCE; PARTIALLY PREMIXED FLAMES; PLANAR IMAGING VELOCIMETRY;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 0038323604     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/714922794     Document Type: Article

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