Numerical study of the effect of the diameter of alumina balls on flame stabilization in a porous-medium burner

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-295

  Bubnovich, V ^a   Henriquez L ^a   Gnesdilov, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b A V LUIKOV HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER INSTITUTE   (Belarus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; POROUS MATERIALS;

ALUMINA BALLS; EQUIVALENCE RATIO; FLAME STABILIZATION; GAS VELOCITY; POROUS-MEDIUM BURNER;

FUEL BURNERS;

EID: 34547325419     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910601149942     Document Type: Article

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