Multiscale modeling of turbulent combustion and NOx emission in steam crackers

AIChE Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2384-2398

  Habibi, A ^a   Merci, B ^a   Heynderickx, G J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CFD; Eddy dissipation concept; NOx modeling; Radiation; Renormalization group; Skeletal scheme; Turbulent premixed combustion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FINITE VOLUME METHOD; GAS EMISSIONS; STEAM CRACKING; TURBULENT FLOW;

ADAPTIVE TABULATION TECHNIQUE; COMPUTATIONAL TIME; EDDY DISSIPATION CONCEPT; SKELETAL MECHANISM; TURBULENT PREMIXED COMBUSTION;

COMBUSTION;

COMBUSTION; COMPUTATION THEORY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FINITE VOLUME METHOD; GAS EMISSIONS; STEAM CRACKING; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 34548590326     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11243     Document Type: Article

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