Multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis of combustion flames in four-burner impinging entrained-flow gasifier

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 143, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 230-235

  Niu, Miao Ren ^a,b   Zhou, Wei Xing ^a,b   Yan, Zhuo Yong ^a,b   Guo, Qing Hua ^a,b   Liang, Qin Feng ^a,b   Wang, Fu Chen ^a,b   Yu, Zun Hong ^a,b  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Combustion; Entrained flow gasifier; Flame; Fractals; Multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis; Multiphase reactors; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COMBUSTION; DIGITAL CAMERAS; FLAME SPRAYING; GAS GENERATORS; GASIFICATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SMOKE; THERMOCHEMISTRY; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICE CAMERAS; COMBUSTION FLAMES; DIESEL COMBUSTION; ENTRAINED-FLOW; ENTRAINED-FLOW GASIFIER; FLAME; FLAME IMAGING; FRACTALS; GASIFIER; MULTI FRACTALS; MULTIFRACTAL DETRENDED FLUCTUATION ANALYSIS; MULTIFRACTAL PARAMETERS; MULTIPHASE REACTORS; SOUND POWER; TURBULENCE;

FLAMMABILITY;

EID: 50649098635     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2008.04.011     Document Type: Article

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