Entropy generation during the quasi-steady burning of spherical fuel particles

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 589-604

  Raghavan, V ^a   Gogos, G ^a   Babu, V ^b   Sundararajan, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical reaction; Entropy generation; Envelope flame; Quasi steady combustion; Wake flame

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ENTROPY; FROUDE NUMBER; GRAVITATION; HEAT TRANSFER; ZERO GRAVITY CASTING;

ENTROPY GENERATION; ENVELOPE FLAMES; FREESTREAM VELOCITY; QUASI-STEADY COMBUSTION; WAKE FLAMES;

LIQUID FUELS;

EID: 33947539091     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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