Predicting the length of low-momentum jet diffusion flames in crossflow

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 176, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2001-2025

  Majeski, Adrian J ^a,b   J wilson, David ^a   Kostiuk, Larry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crossflow; Diffusion flames; Experiments; Flame length; Modeling

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMBUSTION; DATA REDUCTION; DIFFUSION; FLAMMABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STOICHIOMETRY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CROSSFLOW; DIFFUSION FLAMES; FLAME LENGTH; MODELING;

JETS;

EID: 10444276592     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200490514769     Document Type: Article

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