Emissions and radiation efficiency for methane combustion within a porous ceramic burner

Clean Air

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 285-302

  Li, Chengzong ^a   Hsu, Pei Feng ^a  

^a Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Pollutants emissions; Porous ceramics; Premixed combustion; Radfiation efficiency

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMBUSTION; FUEL BURNERS; POROUS MATERIALS;

POLLUTANTS EMISSIONS; POROUS CERAMICS; PREMIXED COMBUSTION; RADIATION EFFICIENCY;

METHANE;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMBUSTION; FUEL BURNERS; METHANE; POROUS MATERIALS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CERAMICS; COMBUSTION; EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTANT; POROUS MEDIUM; RADIANCE;

EID: 34047108581     PISSN: 15614417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/InterJEnerCleanEnv.v7.i3.70     Document Type: Article

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