Direct simulation of non-premixed flame extinction in a methane - Air jet with reduced chemistry

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 514, Issue , 2004, Pages 231-270

  Pantano, C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; JETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STATISTICAL METHODS; TURBULENCE;

AIR JETS; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION (DNS); FLAME EXTINCTION; SCALAR DISSIPATION;

FLAME RESEARCH;

COMBUSTION; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; FLAME; FLUID MECHANICS; TURBULENT JET;

EID: 4644301182     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112004000266     Document Type: Article

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