Experimental investigation on heat loss and combustion in methane/oxygen micro-tube combustor

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 707-716

  Li, Junwei ^a   Zhong, Beijing ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heat loss; Micro combustion; Micro combustor

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; HEAT LOSSES; METHANE; STABILIZATION; STAINLESS STEEL; WATER VAPOR;

COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; COMBUSTION HEAT; EQUIVALENCE RATIO; MICRO-COMBUSTION; MICRO-COMBUSTORS;

COMBUSTORS;

EID: 38849127410     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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