Structures and phase transition processes of supercritical methane/ethylene mixtures injected into a subcritical environment

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 178, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 129-160

  Lin, K C ^a   Cox Stouffer, S K ^a   Jackson, T A ^b  

^a Taitech Inc   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homogeneous nucleation; Sscramjet; Supercritical

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; ETHYLENE; MIXTURES; NUCLEATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION; SSCRAMJET; SUPERCRITICAL;

METHANE;

EID: 29344474718     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200500290716     Document Type: Article

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