Direct numerical simulations of localised forced ignition in turbulent mixing layers: The effects of mixture fraction and its gradient

Flow, Turbulence and Combustion

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-186

  Chakraborty, Nilanjan ^a   Mastorakos, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fuel reaction rate; Localised forced ignition; Mixture fraction; Scalar dissipation rate; Tribrachial flame

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; REACTION RATES; STOICHIOMETRY;

ENERGY TRANSPORT EQUATION; GAUSSIAN POWER DISTRIBUTION; MIXTURE FRACTION; SCALAR DISSIPATION RATE; TRIBRACHIAL FLAME;

TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 39149095635     PISSN: 13866184     EISSN: 15731987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10494-007-9110-6     Document Type: Article

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