Interaction between chemistry and micro-mixing modeling in transported PDF simulations of turbulent non-premixed flames

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 179, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 153-172

  Merci, B ^a   Naud, B ^b   Roekaerts, D ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b CIEMAT   (Spain)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemistry mechanisms; Micro mixing models; Non linear k model; Transported scalar PDF

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; REACTION KINETICS; TURBULENT FLOW;

CHEMISTRY MECHANISMS; EUCLIDEAN MINIMUM SPANNING TREE (EMST); MICROMIXING MODELS; TRANSPORTED SCALAR PDF;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 33845675763     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200600808516     Document Type: Conference Paper

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