A study of the influence of oxygen index on soot, radiation, and emission characteristics of turbulent jet flames

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 174, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 45-72

  Wang, L ^a   Endrud, N E ^a   Turns, S R ^a   D'Agostini, M D ^b   Slavejkov, A G ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Oxides of nitrogen; Oxy fuel combustion

Indexed keywords

GAS EMISSIONS; HEAT FLUX; OXYGEN; RADIATION; SOOT; TURBULENT FLOW; VOLUME FRACTION;

FUEL JET VELOCITY; LASER LIGHT EXTINCTION; TURBULENT JET FLAMES;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 0348170912     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200290021245     Document Type: Article

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