Effect of liquid fuel droplet size on soot emission from turbulent spray flames

Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transaction B: Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 339-351

  Zahmatkesh, I ^a   Moghiman, M ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Droplet size; Soot formation; Spray combustion

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTORS; FLAME SPRAYING; ITERATIVE METHODS; LIQUID FUELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SOOT; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

COMBUSTION; DROPLET; EMISSION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOOT;

EID: 33750931940     PISSN: 03601307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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