Effect of fuel blends on pollutant emissions in flames

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 183-220

  Naha, Sayangdev ^a   Briones, Alejandro M ^a   Aggarwal, Suresh K ^a  

^a 1120 Science and Engineering Offices   (United States)

Author keywords

Emission index; Fuel blends; Partially premixed flames; Pathway analysis

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTROLYSIS; FLAME RESEARCH; FOSSIL FUELS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN FUELS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; METHANOL FUELS; OXIDATION; SOOT;

EMISSION INDEX; FUEL BLENDS; PARTIALLY PREMIXED FLAMES; PATHWAY ANALYSIS;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

EID: 11444250712     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200590883822     Document Type: Article

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