Modeling of radiation and nitric oxide formation in turbulent nonpremixed flames using a flamelet/progress variable formulation

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Ihme, Matthias ^a,b   Pitsch, Heinz ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; ENTHALPY; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT RADIATION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NITRIC OXIDE; TURBULENT FLOW;

FLAMELET-BASED COMBUSTION MODEL; RADIATIVE HEAT LOSS; TRANSPORT EQUATION;

FLAME RESEARCH;

COMBUSTION; ENTHALPY; FLAME RESEARCH; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT RADIATION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NITRIC OXIDE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 44649092030     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2911047     Document Type: Article

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