Investigation of the characteristics and stability of air-staged flames

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 776-790

  Ballester, J ^a   Sanz, A ^a   Gonzalez M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air staging; Flame stability; NOx control; Rayleigh criterion; Swirl flames; Thermo acoustic coupling

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SWIRLING FLOW; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AIR STAGING; FLAME STABILITY; RAYLEIGH CRITERION; SWIRL FLAMES; THERMO-ACOUSTIC COUPLING;

FLAME RESEARCH;

AERODYNAMICS; FLAME RESEARCH; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SWIRLING FLOW; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 37249014461     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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