Soot and nanoparticle formation in laminar and turbulent flames

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 179, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 387-400

  Commodo, M ^a   Violi, S ^a   D'Anna, A ^a   D'Alessio, A ^a   Allouis, C ^b   Beretta, F ^b   Minutolo, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Flames; Nanoparticles; Soot

Indexed keywords

LAMINAR FLOW; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; SOOT; TURBULENT FLOW; VOLUME FRACTION;

INCANDESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; OPTICAL DIAGNOSTIC; TURBULENT FLAMES;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 33845649830     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200600835618     Document Type: Conference Paper

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