Vaporization and oxidation of liquid fuel droplets at high temperature and high pressure: Application to n-alkanes and vegetable oil methyl esters

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 499-529

  Morin, Céline ^a   Chauveau, Christian ^b   Dagaut, Philippe ^b   Gökalp, Iskender ^b   Cathonnet, Michel ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Fuel droplets; Heating period; High temperature high pressure; Oxidation; Vaporization; Vegetable oil methyl esters

Indexed keywords

DIESEL ENGINES; ESTERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; JETS; LIQUID FUELS; OXIDATION; POLLUTION; SYNTHETIC FUELS; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIOFUELS; FUEL DROPLETS; HEATING PERIOD; HIGH TEMPERATURE-HIGH PRESSURE; VEGETABLE OIL METHYL ESTERS;

VAPORIZATION;

EID: 1842562377     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200490276719     Document Type: Article

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