Flame inertia into lean region in stratified hydrogen mixture

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 13-14, 2005, Pages 1457-1464

  Kitagawa, Toshiaki ^a   Kido, Hiroyuki ^a   Nakamura, Nozomu ^a   Aishima, Masaya ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bulk quenching; Flame inertia; Flame propagation; Flammability unit; Hydrogen combustion; Stratified mixture; Supported flame

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC SPARKS; MIXTURES; STOICHIOMETRY; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

FLAME PROPAGATION; HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE SYSTEMS; HYDROGEN ENGINES; STRATIFIED CHARGE SYSTEMS;

HYDROGEN;

EID: 26444448950     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2004.11.002     Document Type: Article

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