The effect of buoyancy on opposed smoldering

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 176, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2027-2055

  Bar Ilan, A ^a   Rein, G ^a   C walther, D ^a   Fernandez Pello, A C ^a   Torero, J L ^b   Urban, D L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Buoyancy effects; Heat losses; Microgravity; Opposed flow; Smoldering combustion

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HEAT LOSSES; POLYURETHANES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BUOYANCY EFFECTS; MICROGRAVITY; MICROGRAVITY SMOLDERING COMBUSTION (MSC); OPPOSED FLOW; SMOLDERING;

BUOYANCY;

EID: 10444256509     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200490514822     Document Type: Article

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