Direct numerical simulation of inert droplet effects on scalar dissipation rate in turbulent reacting and non-reacting shear layers

Flow, Turbulence and Combustion

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 397-422

  Xia, Jun ^a   Luo, Kai H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNS; Droplets; Multiphase combustion; Reacting mixing layer; Scalar dissipation rate

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX INTERACTION; DROPLET DYNAMICS; EVAPORATION RATE; FIELD ANALYSIS; LAGRANGIAN DROPLETS; MIXING LAYERS; MULTIPHASE COMBUSTION; NET EFFECT; SCALAR DISSIPATION RATE; SHEAR LAYER; SOURCE AND SINK; SPATIAL DERIVATIVES; TRANSPORT EQUATION; VORTICITY THICKNESS;

COMBUSTION; COMPLEXATION; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; MIXING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SMOKE;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 77950461844     PISSN: 13866184     EISSN: 15731987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10494-009-9238-7     Document Type: Article

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