Stability characteristics of turbulent hydrogen dilute diffusion flames

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 181, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 756-781

  Weiland, Nathan T ^a   Strakey, Peter A ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

Blowoff; Dilute fuels; Hydrogen; Jet flame; Lifted flames; Liftoff; Stability; Turbulent combustion

Indexed keywords

BLOWOFF; DILUTE FUELS; JET FLAME; LIFTED FLAMES; LIFTOFF; TURBULENT COMBUSTION;

COMBUSTORS; DIFFUSION; FLAMMABILITY; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS TURBINES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN FUELS; INERT GASES; JETS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); SMOKE; STABILITY;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 70449602987     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200902857781     Document Type: Article

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