Experimental study of a staged methane/air burner based on combustion in a porous inert medium

Journal of Porous Media

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 197-213

  Pickenacker O ^a   Trimis, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 33747385110     PISSN: 1091028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/jpormedia.v4.i3.10     Document Type: Article

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