Simulations of turbulent methane jet diffusion flames with local extinction effects

Fluid Dynamics Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-119

  Koutmos, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Large eddy simulations; Methane jet flames; Partial equilibrium model; Partial extinction and re ignition

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; FLAME RESEARCH; JETS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

DAMKOHLER NUMBER; FINITE RATE CHEMISTRY EFFECTS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; LOCAL EXTINCTION EFFECTS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

MIXING;

EID: 0344258196     PISSN: 01695983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5983(98)00019-7     Document Type: Article

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