Direct numerical simulation of non-premixed turbulent flames

Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 30, Issue , 1998, Pages 655-691

  Vervisch, Luc ^a   Poinsot, Thierry ^b  

^a Unité Mixte de Recherche   (France)

^b IMFT   (France)

Author keywords

Diffusion flames; Direct numerical simulation; Non premixed combustion; Turbulence; Turbulent combustion modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542681060     PISSN: 00664189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.fluid.30.1.655     Document Type: Article

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