Prediction of flame liftoff height of diffusion/partially premixed jet flames and modeling of mild combustion burners

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 179, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2219-2253

  Kumar, Sudarshan ^a   Paul, P J ^b   Mukunda, H S ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Flame liftoff height; Mild flameless combustion; NOx emission

Indexed keywords

FLOW VELOCITY; FUEL BURNERS; GAS EMISSIONS; JETS; NITROGEN OXIDES; TURBULENT FLOW;

COFLOW CONDITIONS; FLAME LIFTOFF HEIGHT; FLAMELESS COMBUSTION; FUEL DILUTION; OXIDIZERS;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 34748825503     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200701407887     Document Type: Article

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