Propagation of wrinkled turbulent flames in the context of hydrodynamic theory

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 680, Issue , 2011, Pages 225-264

  Creta, F ^a   Matalon, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

flames; turbulent reacting flows

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; SPEED; STRAIN; THERMAL EXPANSION; TURBULENCE; VORTICITY;

CORRUGATED STRUCTURES; FLAMES; HOMOGENEOUS ISOTROPIC TURBULENCE; HYDRODYNAMIC INSTABILITIES; PLANAR CONFORMATIONS; PROPAGATION CHARACTERISTICS; TURBULENCE INTENSITY; TURBULENT REACTING FLOWS;

COMBUSTION;

FIRE BEHAVIOR; FLOW FIELD; FLOW MODELING; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 80052169942     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2011.157     Document Type: Article

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