Experimental and numerical investigation of n-heptane/air counterflow nonpremixed flame structure

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 797-804

  Berta, P ^a   Aggarwal, S K ^b   Puri, Ishwar K ^c   Granata, S ^d   Faravelli, T ^d   Ranzi, E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHYLENE; FORECASTING; MINERAL OILS; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CHEMISTRY AND TRANSPORT MODELS; COUNTERFLOW FLAMES; COUNTERFLOW NONPREMIXED FLAMES; EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; HYDROCARBON INTERMEDIATES; INTERMEDIATE SPECIE; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; OXIDATION MECHANISMS;

HEPTANE;

EID: 49249114891     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.33025     Document Type: Article

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