Time-resolved radiation and convection heat transfer in combusting discontinuous fuel beds

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 182, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1391-1412

  Frankman, David ^a   Webb, Brent W ^a   Butler, Bret W ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Discontinuous fuel; Radiative and convective heat transfer

Indexed keywords

BUOYANT FLOW; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; CONVECTIVE HEATING; CONVECTIVE TRANSPORT; DISCONTINUOUS FUEL; FLAME SPREAD RATE; HEAT TRANSFER BEHAVIOR; PILOT IGNITION; RADIATION AND CONVECTION; RADIATION FLUXES; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL CONTENT; TEMPORAL FLUCTUATION; TIME-RESOLVED;

BUOYANCY; FUELS; HEAT FLUX; HEATING; IGNITION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 77957795128     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102202.2010.486388     Document Type: Article

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