Experimental study of laminar flames obtained by the homogenization of three forest fuels

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 488-501

  Tihay, Virginie ^a   Simeoni, Albert ^a   Santoni, Paul Antoine ^a   Rossi, Lucile ^a   Garo, Jean Pierre ^b   Vantelon, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Coupling gas solid; Degradation gases; Forest fuels; Laminar flame

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTS; FLAMMABILITY; FUELS; GASES; REACTION KINETICS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

AXISYMMETRIC; CISTUS MONSPELIENSIS; COMBUSTION KINETICS; DISTRIBUTION OF TEMPERATURES; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLAME DYNAMICS; FLAME HEIGHTS; FOREST FIRES; FOREST FUELS; FUEL PROPERTIES; FUEL SAMPLES; LAMINAR FLAME; MASS BURNING RATES; MASS LOSSES; PINUS PINASTERS; PREMIXED; REACTION ZONES; THERMAL PROPERTIES; VOLUME RATIOS;

COMBUSTION;

COMBUSTION; DEFORESTATION; DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTATION; FLAMES; FLAMMABILITY; FUELS; GAS; HOMOGENIZATION; LAMINAR FLOW; PARAMETERS; PINUS PINASTER; PLANTS; REACTION KINETICS; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 58149127851     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2008.03.018     Document Type: Article

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