Characterization of fuel composition effects in H2/CO/CH4 mixtures upon lean blowout

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 688-694

  Zhang, Qingguo ^a   Noble, David R ^a   Lieuwen, Tim ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Lean blowout; Syngas

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; FLAME RESEARCH; FLOW VELOCITY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

ADIABATIC FLAME; BLOWOUT LIMIT; LAMINAR FLAME;

MIXED GAS FUELS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; FLAME RESEARCH; FLOW VELOCITY; MIXED GAS FUELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34548252017     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2718566     Document Type: Article

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