Sooting limits of microgravity spherical diffusion flames in oxygen-enriched air and diluted fuel

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 176, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2143-2164

  Sunderland, P B ^a   Urban, D L ^b   Stocker, D P ^b   Chao, B H ^c   Axelbaum, R L ^d  

^a Natl Ctr for Microgravity Research   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c University of Hawaii at Manoa   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Inverse flames; Microgravity; Oxygen enhanced; Oxygen enriched air; Permanently blue flames; Sooting limits; Spherical diffusion flames

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMBUSTORS; DIFFUSION; ETHYLENE; FUELS; SOOT; STOICHIOMETRY; STRAIN RATE;

INVERSE FLAMES; MICROGRAVITY; OXYGEN ENHANCED; OXYGEN ENRICHED AIR; PERMANENTALY BLUE FLAMES; SOOTING LIMITS; SPHERICAL DIFFUSION FLAMES;

FLAMMABILITY;

EID: 10444257252     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200490514994     Document Type: Article

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