Hydrothermal methanol diffusion flame as internal heat source in a SCWO reactor

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-70

  Wellig, B ^a   Weber, M ^a   Lieball, K ^a   Prikopsky K ^a   Rudolf von Rohr, Ph ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal flame; Supercritical combustion; Supercritical water oxidation; Transpiring wall reactor

Indexed keywords

AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURES; CONVERSION RATIOS; EXTINCTION TEMPERATURES; FLAME RESIDENCES; FLAME STABILITIES; FUEL STREAMS; HYDROTHERMAL FLAME; IGNITION TEMPERATURES; INJECTION TEMPERATURES; INLET TEMPERATURES; INTERNAL HEAT SOURCES; LIQUID EFFLUENTS; MASS FRACTIONS; METHANOL DIFFUSIONS; METHANOL-WATER MIXTURES; OPERATING PRESSURES; ORDER OF MAGNITUDES; PURE OXYGENS; STEP BY STEPS; SUPERCRITICAL COMBUSTION; SUPERCRITICAL WATER OXIDATION; TRANSPIRING WALL REACTOR;

EFFLUENTS; FLAMMABILITY; INTERNAL OXIDATION; METHANOL; OXYGEN; SMOKE; THERMOCHEMISTRY; WATER INJECTION;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 64249134789     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2008.11.021     Document Type: Article

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