A novel approach to mechanism reduction optimization for an aviation fuel/air reaction mechanism using a genetic algorithm

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 255-263

  Elliott, L ^a   Ingham, D B ^a   Kyne, A G ^a   Mera, N S ^a   Pourkashanian, M ^a   Wilson, C W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIATION; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HYDROCARBONS; OPTIMIZATION; REACTION KINETICS;

AIR REACTION MECHANISM; AVIATION FUEL; MULTIOBJECTIVE GENETIC ALGORITHM;

AIRCRAFT FUELS;

AIRCRAFT FUELS; AVIATION; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HYDROCARBONS; OPTIMIZATION; REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 33646578160     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2131887     Document Type: Article

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