Effects of step height on wall temperature of a microcombustor

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 207-212

  Li, Z W ^a   Chou, S K ^a   Shu, C ^a   Yang, W M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAME TEMPERATURE; MASS BALANCE; MICROCOMBUSTORS; WALL TEMPERATURE;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRICITY; ENTHALPY; FUELS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; STAINLESS STEEL; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOCOUPLES; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

COMBUSTORS;

EID: 12344295410     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/15/1/029     Document Type: Article

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