Influence of inlet dilution of reactants on premixed combustion in a recuperative furnace

Flow, Turbulence and Combustion

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 617-638

  Li, Pengfei ^a   Mi, Jianchun ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Fuel dilution; MILD combustion; Numerical simulation; Premixed combustion

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL MASS; DIFFUSION COMBUSTION; FUEL DILUTION; HOT COMBUSTION; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; MILD COMBUSTION; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PREMIXED; PREMIXED COMBUSTION; PREMIXED FLAME; RANS MODELING; REACTANT MIXTURES; RECIRCULATIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DILUTION; FURNACES; INERT GASES;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 81855185256     PISSN: 13866184     EISSN: 15731987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10494-011-9348-x     Document Type: Article

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