A numerical study on the influence of CO2 addition on soot formation in an ethylene/air diffusion flame

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 180, Issue 10-11, 2008, Pages 1695-1708

  Guo, Hongsheng ^a   Smallwood, Gregory J ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Laminar diffusion flame; Soot

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DUST; MECHANISMS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POLARIZATION; RATE CONSTANTS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SPECIAL EFFECTS; SURFACE REACTIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL EFFECTS; DIFFUSION FLAME; DILUTION EFFECTS; FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISMS; LAMINAR DIFFUSION FLAME; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; SIMULATION RESULTS; SOOT FORMATIONS; SOOT INCEPTION; SOOT OXIDATION PROCESS; SURFACE GROWTH;

SOOT;

EID: 53349152042     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200802258072     Document Type: Conference Paper

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