Turbulent swirling natural gas flames: Stability characteristics, unsteady behavior and vortex breakdown

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 179, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 207-225

  Al Abdeli, Yasir M ^a   Masri, Assaad R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flame; Natural gas; Stability; Swirl; Turbulent; Unsteady behavior

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTORS; NATURAL GAS; SWIRLING FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

FLAME STABILITY; SWIRL COMBUSTORS; UNSTEADY BEHAVIOR;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 33845625229     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200600809092     Document Type: Conference Paper

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