Experimental observations of methane-oxygen diffusion flame structure in a sub-millimetre microburner

Combustion Theory and Modelling

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-92

  Miesse, C ^a   Masel, R I ^a   Short, M ^b   Shannon, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ANNEALING; CATALYSIS; CHEMILUMINESCENCE; COMBUSTION; DIFFUSION; FUEL BURNERS; METHANE; OXYGEN; QUENCHING;

FLAME INSTABILITY; FLAME STRUCTURE; MICROBURNERS; REACTION ZONES;

FLAME RESEARCH;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 21044445621     PISSN: 13647830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13647830500051661     Document Type: Article

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