Effect of different downstream temperatures on the performance of a two-layer porous burner

Combustion Theory and Modelling

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 405-423

  Hayashi, T C ^a   Malico, I ^b,c   Pereira, J C F ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

CFD; Combustion; Heat transfer; Pollutants formation; Porous media

Indexed keywords

3D NUMERICAL MODEL; COMBUSTION HEAT; FLAME FRONT; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; OPERATING MODES; POLLUTANTS EMISSIONS; POROUS BURNERS; POROUS MEDIA; RADIATIVE HEAT LOSS; TWO LAYERS; UNIT CELLS;

COMBUSTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MASS TRANSFER; POROUS MATERIALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 77954263705     PISSN: 13647830     EISSN: 17413559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13647830.2010.489958     Document Type: Article

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