Effects of co- and counter-swirl on the droplet characteristics in a spray flame

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2209-2217

  Hadef, R ^a   Lenze, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OUM EL BOUAGHI   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airblast; Flame; Phase Doppler anemometry; Spray; Swirl

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; DROP FORMATION; DROPS; FLAMMABILITY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID MECHANICS; PESTICIDES; ROTATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPRAYING; THEOREM PROVING;

AIRBLAST; FLAME; PHASE DOPPLER ANEMOMETRY; SPRAY; SWIRL;

FLAME RESEARCH;

EID: 53749102190     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2007.11.017     Document Type: Article

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