Destruction of availability (exergy) due to combustion processes: A parametric study

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 220, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 655-669

  Chavannavar, P S ^a   Caton, J A ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical availability; Combustion; Destruction of exergy; Fuels

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STOICHIOMETRY; TEMPERATURE; VAPOR PRESSURE;

CHEMICAL AVAILABILITY; EQUIVALENCE RATIO; REACTANT PRESSURE;

EXERGY;

COMBUSTION; EXERGY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STOICHIOMETRY; TEMPERATURE; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EID: 33751218864     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09576509JPE267     Document Type: Article

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