Mechanistic model for aluminum particle ignition and combustion in air

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 478-485

  DesJardin, Paul E ^a   Felske, James D ^a   Carrara, Mark D ^a  

^a the State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COMBUSTION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DIFFUSION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MELTING; NUSSELT NUMBER; OXIDATION; PRANDTL NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPECIFIC HEAT; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VAPORIZATION;

ALUMINUM PARTICLE IGNITION; FLAME RADIUS; HETEROGENEOUS SURFACE REACTIONS (HSR); METAL OXIDE DEPOSITION;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 19644377961     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.5864     Document Type: Article

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