Numerical simulation of diesel spray evaporation exploiting the "stabilized cool flame" phenomenon

Atomization and Sprays

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-17

  Founti, M A ^a   Kolaitis, D I ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIESEL FUELS; DROP FORMATION; EVAPORATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; RANDOM PROCESSES; TURBULENCE;

COOL FLAME PHENOMENA; DIESEL SPRAY EVAPORATION; DROPLET MOTION;

SPRAYING;

ATOMIZATION;

EID: 27544463111     PISSN: 10445110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.v15.I1.10     Document Type: Article

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