Stability characteristics and flowfields of turbulent non-premixed swirling flames

Combustion Theory and Modelling

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 731-766

  Al Abdeli, Yasir M ^a   Masri, Assaad R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTORS; FUEL BURNERS; GEOMETRY; NATURAL GAS; SWIRLING FLOW; TURBULENCE;

FUEL JETS;

FLAME RESEARCH;

BLUFF BODY; COMBUSTION; FLAME; FLOW FIELD; SWIRLING FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0347653185     PISSN: 13647830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1364-7830/7/4/007     Document Type: Article

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