Thermal and chemical structure of biogas counterflow diffusion flames

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 5312-5321

  Jahangirian, Saeed ^a   Engeda, Abraham ^a   Wichman, Indrek S ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CO2 DILUTION; COUNTER-FLOWS; COUNTERFLOW DIFFUSION FLAMES; DIFFUSION FLAME; FLAME TEMPERATURES; FUEL STREAM; MASS FLOW RATE; MOLE FRACTION; RADICAL SPECIES; SOOT PRECURSORS; STOICHIOMETRIC MIXTURE FRACTION; THERMAL INFLUENCE;

ACETYLENE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DILUTION; FLAMMABILITY; FORECASTING; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; HYDRAULICS; LAND FILL; LIGHTING; MASS TRANSFER; OPTICAL SENSORS; PIPE FLOW; REDUCTION; SOOT; STRAIN RATE; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); WASTE DISPOSAL;

BIOGAS;

EID: 72449199509     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef9002044     Document Type: Article

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