Numerical study for enhancement of laminar flow mixing using multiple confined jets in a micro-can combustor

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 46, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 2655-2663

  Woodfield, Peter L ^a   Nakabe, Kazuyoshi ^b   Suzuki, Kenjiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTORS; JETS; MIXING;

FLOW MIXING;

LAMINAR FLOW;

BAFFLE; COMBUSTION; JET; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MIXING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0038585030     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(03)00014-0     Document Type: Article

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