Heat-recirculating combustor using porous inert media for mesoscale applications

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 145-150

  Marbach, T L ^a,c,d,e   Agrawal, A K ^b,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; FUELS; HEATING; HYDROCARBONS; POROUS MATERIALS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HEAT-RECIRCULATING COMBUSTOR; MESOSCALE APPLICATIONS; POROUS INERT MEDIA; SHORT FLOW RESIDENCE TIMES;

COMBUSTORS;

EID: 32844467559     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.14547     Document Type: Article

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