Calculated flame temperature (CFT) modeling of fuel mixture lower flammability limits

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 174, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 416-423

  Zhao, Fuman ^a   Rogers, William J ^a   Mannan, M Sam ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Calculated flame temperature; Energy conservation; Fuel mixtures; Lower flammability limit

Indexed keywords

CALCULATED FLAME TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FLAME TEMPERATURES; FLAMMABILITY LIMITS; FUEL MIXTURES; HYDROCARBON MIXTURE; LOWER FLAMMABILITY LIMITS; MODELING PREDICTIONS; MODELING RESULTS; NON-ADIABATIC CONDITIONS; PRINCIPLE OF ENERGY CONSERVATION; QUENCHING EFFECT;

BINARY MIXTURES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FORECASTING; FUELS; HYDROCARBONS; QUENCHING;

FLAMMABILITY;

FUEL; HYDROCARBON;

ENERGY CONSERVATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROCARBON; MODELING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ADIABATICITY; ARTICLE; CALCULATED FLAME TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FLAMMABILITY; HEAT LOSS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; TEMPERATURE; VALIDITY;

HYDROCARBONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 71849113107     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.09.069     Document Type: Article

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