CH and formaldehyde structures in partially-premixed methane/air coflow flames

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 291-310

  Klein Douwel, Robert J H ^a,b   Jeffries, Jay B ^a,c   Luque, Jorge ^a   Smith, Gregory P ^a   Crosley, David R ^a  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser diagnostics; NOx formation; Premixed flames

Indexed keywords

AIR; FLAME RESEARCH; FLUORESCENCE; FORMALDEHYDE; LASER DIAGNOSTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING; STOICHIOMETRY;

EXHAUST PROBE MEASUREMENTS; PREMIXED FLAMES; TWO DIMENSIONAL LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE;

HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 0038731322     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200108952185     Document Type: Article

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