Numerical modeling of convective effects on piloted ignition of composite materials

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 177, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 1231-1252

  Lautenberger, C W ^a   Zhou, Y Y ^a,b   Fernandez Pello, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HON Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMBUSTION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GASES; GLASS FIBERS; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; OXIDATION; PHASE COMPOSITION; POLYPROPYLENES; PYROLYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BOUNDARY LAYER OXIDIZER FLOW; PYROLYSIS RATE; RADIATION ABSORPTION; THERMAL PYROLYSIS;

IGNITION;

EID: 20444379672     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200590927058     Document Type: Conference Paper

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