The effect of variable pre-exponential factor on the ignition time of a homogeneous system

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 143-150

  Ajadi, S O ^a   Okoya, S S ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; REACTION KINETICS;

PRE-EXPONENTIAL FACTOR;

IGNITION;

IGNITION;

EID: 0346785375     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1933(03)00209-4     Document Type: Article

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