Ignition kernel formation and lift-off behaviour of jet-in-hot-coflow flames

Combustion and Flame

Volumn 157, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1167-1178

  Oldenhof, E ^a   Tummers, M J ^a   van Veen, E H ^a   Roekaerts, D J E M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autoignition; Flame stabilisation; Flameless combustion; Lift off height

Indexed keywords

AUTO-IGNITION; CO-FLOW; COFLOW FLAME; COLD AIR; FLAME STABILISATION; FLAME STRUCTURE; FLAMELESS COMBUSTION; IGNITION FREQUENCY; JET FLAMES; SHARP INTERFACE; STABILISATION; TURBULENT NON-PREMIXED FLAME;

FLAMMABILITY; PARAFFINS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

COMBUSTION;

ALKANE;

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; FLOW KINETICS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 77950337612     PISSN: 00102180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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