Numerical and experimental observations of spherical diffusion flames

Combustion Theory and Modelling

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 639-652

  Santa, K J ^a   Sun, Z ^b   Chao, B H ^a   Sunderland, P B ^c   Axelbaum, R L ^b   Urban, D L ^d   Stocker, D P ^d  

^a University of Hawaii at Manoa   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Laminar spherical diffusion flames; Lewis number; Microgravity; Numerical combustion; Thin filament pyrometry

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC FLAME TEMPERATURES; CHEMKIN-BASED PROGRAMME; LEWIS NUMBER; THICK GAS-PHASE RADIATION;

COMBUSTION; ENTHALPY; FLOW RATE; FLOW VELOCITY; MICROGRAVITY;

LAMINAR FLOW;

COMBUSTION; ENTHALPY; FLOW RATE; FLOW VELOCITY; LAMINAR FLOW; MICROGRAVITY;

EID: 34547102237     PISSN: 13647830     EISSN: 17413559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13647830601161567     Document Type: Article

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