Single droplet combustion of decane in microgravity: Experiments and numerical modelling

Combustion Theory and Modelling

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 569-585

  Dietrich, Daniel L ^a   Struk, P M ^a   Ikegami, M ^b   Xu, G ^b  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Droplet combustion; Microgravity

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FLAME RESEARCH; IGNITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAFFINS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RATE CONSTANTS; VAPORIZATION;

DECANE; DROPLET COMBUSTION; MICROGRAVITY;

COMBUSTION;

MICROGRAVITY;

EID: 27844605076     PISSN: 13647830     EISSN: 17413559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13647830500256039     Document Type: Article

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