The effects of hydrogen substitution on turbulent premixed methane-air kernels using direct numerical simulation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 8389-8404

  Dunstan, Thomas D ^a,b   Jenkins, Karl W ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curvature; Displacement speed; DNS; Flame kernel; Hydrogen addition; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

CURVATURE; DISPLACEMENT SPEED; DNS; FLAME KERNEL; HYDROGEN ADDITION;

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; FLAMMABILITY; FUELS; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; METHANE; SPEED; STRAIN RATE; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

HYDROGEN;

EID: 70349192705     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.07.087     Document Type: Article

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