Combustion characteristics and flame stability at the microscale: A CFD study of premixed methane/air mixtures

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 58, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 4871-4882

  Norton, D G ^a   Vlachos, D G ^a  

^a University of Delaware   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid mechanics; Heat conduction; Methane; Microburners; Reaction engineering; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; FLAMMABILITY; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT LOSSES; METHANE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

AXIAL GRADIENTS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

AIR; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLAME; GAS-GAS MIXING; METHANE; STABILITY;

EID: 0242656443     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2002.12.005     Document Type: Article

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