Effects of channel width and lewis number on the multiple flame regimes and propagation limits in mesoscale

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 178, Issue 10-11, 2006, Pages 1723-1753

  Ju, Yiguang ^a   Xu, Bo ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Flame bifurcation; Flame stretch; Mesocale combustion

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROPANE;

EQUIVALENCE RATIO; FLAME REGIMES; FLAME TRANSITION; LEWIS NUMBER;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 33750323350     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200600788643     Document Type: Conference Paper

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