Iso-surface mass flow density and its implications for turbulent mixing and combustion

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 590, Issue , 2007, Pages 381-409

  Kim, Seung Hyun ^a   Bilger, Robert W ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; FLOW RATE; MIXING; REACTION RATES; TURBULENT FLOW;

ISO-SURFACE MASS FLOW DENSITY; ISOTHERMAL REACTION; TURBULENT REACTING FLOW;

MASS TRANSFER;

COMBUSTION; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; FLOW RATE; MASS TRANSFER; MIXING; REACTION RATES; TURBULENT FLOW;

COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENTRAINMENT; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MASS TRANSPORT; THRESHOLD; TURBULENT FLOW; TURBULENT MIXING;

EID: 35948958194     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007008117     Document Type: Article

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