Numerical research on a vaporizing fuel droplet in a forced convective environment

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 181-198

  Zhang, Hongtao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Forced convection; Fuel droplet

Indexed keywords

FORCED CONVECTION; HEPTANE; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLUBILITY;

FUEL DROPLET; LIQUID PHASE INTERNAL CIRCULATION;

VAPORIZATION;

DROPLET; EVAPORATION; FORCED CONVECTION; FUEL; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

EID: 0442312335     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2003.11.005     Document Type: Article

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