Reduction of PAH and soot in premixed ethylene-air flames by addition of dimethyl ether

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 837-863

  Wu, Juntao ^a   Song, Ki Hoon ^a   Litzinger, Thomas ^a   Lee, Seong Young ^a   Santoro, Robert ^a   Linevsky, Milton ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimethyl ether; Ethylene; PAH; Premixed flames; Soot

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; ETHERS; ETHYLENE; FLUORESCENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REDUCTION; SOOT;

DIMETHYL ETHERS (DME); EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; OXIDIZING RADICALS; PREMIXED FLAMES;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 33645759002     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200500269942     Document Type: Article

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