Combustion waves in a model with chain branching reaction and their stability

Combustion Theory and Modelling

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 407-431

  Gubernov, V V ^a   Sidhu, H S ^b   Mercer, G N ^b  

^a LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chain branching reaction; Combustion waves; Evans function; Extinction; Linear stability 2000

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; FLAME SPRAYING; THERMOCHEMISTRY; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

CHAIN BRANCHING; CHAIN-BRANCHING REACTION; COMBUSTION WAVES; DIFFUSIVITY; EVANS FUNCTION; EXTINCTION; FLAME VELOCITY; LINEAR STABILITY 2000; REACTION MECHANISMS; TRAVELLING WAVE SOLUTIONS; TRAVELLING WAVES;

SMOKE;

EID: 45949110121     PISSN: 13647830     EISSN: 17413559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13647830701716948     Document Type: Article

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