Analytical and experimental study of premixed methane-air flame propagation in narrow channels

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 1302-1313

  Chao, C Y H ^a   Hui, K S ^a   Kong, W ^a   Cheng, P ^b   Wang, J H ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Asymptotic analysis; Flame speed; Flammability limits; Narrow channels

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHANNEL FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ZEOLITES;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; FLAME SPEED; FLAMMABILITY LIMITS; NARROW CHANNELS;

FLAME RESEARCH;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHANNEL FLOW; FLAME RESEARCH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ZEOLITES;

EID: 33846919119     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.09.012     Document Type: Article

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