A numerical study of combustion stability in emergency oxygen generators

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1495-1501

  Diakov, Victor ^a   Shafirovich, Evgeny ^a   Varma, Arvind ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Combustion, gas generation; Emergency oxygen generators; Instability, oscillations

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION, GAS GENERATION; EMERGENCY OXYGEN GENERATORS; INSTABILITY, OSCILLATIONS; MELTING POINTS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILTRATION; HEAT CONVECTION; MELTING; OSCILLATIONS; OXYGENATORS;

COMBUSTION;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILTRATION; HEAT CONVECTION; MELTING; OSCILLATIONS; OXYGENATORS;

EID: 33645689664     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10726     Document Type: Article

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