Syngas combustion kinetics and applications

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 180, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1053-1096

  Chaos, Marcos ^a   Dryer, Frederick L ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Flame speeds; Hydrogen; Ignition; Impurities; Iron pentacarbonyl; Kinetics; Nitrogen oxides; Pressure

Indexed keywords

BURNING VELOCITY (BV); CHEMICAL KINETIC; CONVERSION PROCESSES; ENGINE APPLICATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HIGH PRESSURE (HP); IGNITION DELAYS; KINETIC (POLYM.); KINETIC MODELLING; LOW TEMPERATURE (LTR); NEW RESULTS; PRE-IGNITION; SYNGAS COMBUSTION; TRACE IMPURITIES;

COAL GAS; COMBUSTION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS TURBINES; HIGH PRESSURE ENGINEERING; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDRAULIC MOTORS; HYDROGEN; IGNITION; IMPURITIES; PRESSURE; SMOKE; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

COAL COMBUSTION;

EID: 46249131075     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200801963011     Document Type: Article

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