On the interest of studying degradation gases for forest fuel combustion modeling

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 180, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1637-1658

  Tihay, Virginie ^a   Simeoni, Albert ^a   Santoni, Paul Antoine ^a   Bertin, Veronique ^b   Bonneau, Laurence ^b   Garo, Jean Pierre ^b   Vantelon, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Gas oxidation modeling; Laminar diffusion flame; Wildland fire

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTS; FLAME SPRAYING; FUELS; GAS MIXTURES; GASES; MECHANISMS; METHANE; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION RATES; SMOKE; SULFATE MINERALS; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

AXISYMMETRIC; COMBUSTION KINETICS; COMBUSTION MECHANISMS; EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLAME DYNAMICS; FOREST FUELS; FUEL COMBUSTION; GAS OXIDATION MODELING; LAMINAR DIFFUSION FLAME; MASS BURNING RATE; NON-PREMIXED FLAMES; NUMERICAL MODELLING; TIME-VARYING; WILDLAND FIRE;

GAS FUEL ANALYSIS;

EID: 49449104444     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200802197510     Document Type: Article

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