Numerical studies and experimental observations of whirling flames

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 47, Issue 12-13, 2004, Pages 2523-2539

  Snegirev, A Yu ^a   Marsden, J A ^b   Francis, J ^a   Makhviladze, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b GREATER MANCHESTER FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT FLUX; ROTATION; SWIRLING FLOW; TIME VARYING SYSTEMS; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FLAME-ROTATION; TIME-AVERAGED BURNING RATE; WHIRLING FLAMES;

FLAMMABILITY;

BUOYANCY; CIRCULATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLAME; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 1542749093     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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