Feasibility of controlling NOX emissions from a jet flame by acoustic excitation

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 158, Issue , 2000, Pages 461-484

  Chao, Yei Chin ^a   Huang, Yau Wei ^a   Wu, Der Chyun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acoustic excitation; NOx emissions Jet flame

Indexed keywords

EID: 10644240683     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200008947345     Document Type: Article

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