Mixing and nozzle geometry effects on flame structure and stability

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 179, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 249-263

  El Mahallawy, Fawzy ^a   Abdelhafez, Ahmed ^a   Mansour, Mohy S ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Cairo University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Flames; Mixing; Partial premixed; Stability

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CONES; FLAME RESEARCH; MIXING;

CONE ANGLES; FLAME STRUCTURE; PREMIXED FLAMES; REACTION ZONES;

NOZZLES;

EID: 33845638742     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200600809324     Document Type: Conference Paper

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