A comparative study of H2-air premixed flame in micro combustors with different physical and boundary conditions

Combustion Theory and Modelling

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 325-347

  Li, J ^a   Chou, S K ^a   Li, Z W ^a   Yang, W M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Boundary conditions; Flame temperature; Micro combustion; Numerical simulation; Premixed flame

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLAME RESEARCH; HEAT CONDUCTION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FLAME TEMPERATURE; KNUDSEN NUMBER; MICRO COMBUSTION; MICRO COMBUSTORS; PREMIXED FLAME;

COMBUSTORS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLAME RESEARCH; HEAT CONDUCTION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 41549148254     PISSN: 13647830     EISSN: 17413559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13647830701642227     Document Type: Article

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