Experimental studies of explosions of methane-air mixtures in a constant volume chamber

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 641-653

  Gieras, M ^a   Klemens, R ^a  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Explosion; Flame propagation; Methane air mixture

Indexed keywords

CHAMBER WALLS; CONSTANT VOLUME CHAMBER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXPLOSION CHAMBER; EXPLOSION PRESSURE; EXPLOSION PROCESS; FLAME FRONT; FLAME PROPAGATING; FLAME PROPAGATION; FLAME PROPAGATION VELOCITY; METHANE CONCENTRATIONS; METHANE-AIR MIXTURE;

EXPLOSIONS; EXPLOSIVES; METHANATION; METHANE; MIXTURES;

FLAMMABILITY;

EID: 70449553339     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200802665102     Document Type: Article

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