Experimental and numerical study of the wall temperature of cylindrical micro combustors

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Li, J ^a   Chou, S K ^a   Yang, W M ^a   Li, Z W ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; FLOW VELOCITY; HYDROGEN; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

BACKWARD- FACING STEPS; COMBUSTION FLOWS; CYLINDRICAL TUBES; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; FLAME STABILIZATIONS; FUEL-AIR EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; GAS-PHASE; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HYDROGEN-AIR MIXTURES; INNER DIAMETERS; KEY COMPONENTS; MICRO COMBUSTORS; MICRO THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PREMIXED COMBUSTIONS; RADIATION HEAT FLUXES; SOLID-PHASE; WALL TEMPERATURES;

COMBUSTORS;

EID: 62649157211     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/19/1/015019     Document Type: Article

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