Development of a one-dimensional model to predict the flame temperature in cylindrical micro combustors

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 581-591

  Li, J ^a   Chou, S K ^a   Li, Z W ^a   Yang, W M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1-D MODELS; 2-D NUMERICAL SIMULATION; AIR MIXTURES; FLAME MODELS; FLAME TEMPERATURES; HEAT RECIRCULATION; LAMINAR FLAME; MICRO COMBUSTOR; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; PREMIXED COMBUSTION; REACTION ZONES; REASONABLE ACCURACY; SIMULATION RESULT; SIZE CONSTRAINT; SOLID WALL; THEORETICAL MODELS;

COMBUSTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLAMMABILITY;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 77649269270     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630903425759     Document Type: Article

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