The initial temperature and N2 dilution effect on the laminar flame speed of propane/air

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 176, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1705-1723

  Zhao, Zhenwei ^a   Kazakov, Andrei ^a   Li, Juan ^a   Dryer, Frederick L ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dilution; Flame; Initial temperature; Laminar flame speed; Propane

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BINARY MIXTURES; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAMINAR FLOW; OXIDATION; PROPANE; REACTION KINETICS; SPEED; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DILUTION; FLAME; INITIAL TEMPERATURE; LAMINAR FLAME SPEED;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 4644309386     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200490487553     Document Type: Conference Paper

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