Modelling of candle burning with a self-trimmed wick

Combustion Theory and Modelling

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 367-388

  Raju, M P ^a   T'ien, J S ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Candle flame; Flame porous media flow coupling; Porous wick; Self trimming

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY FLOW; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS;

CANDLE BURNING; FLAME-POROUS-MEDIA-FLOW COUPLING; GAS-PHASE DIFFUSION FLAME; POROUS WICK; SELF-TRIMMED WICK;

COMBUSTION;

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY FLOW; COMBUSTION; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 41549120651     PISSN: 13647830     EISSN: 17413559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13647830701824171     Document Type: Article

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