Experimental investigation of bio-butanol laminar non-premixed flamelets

Applied Energy

Volumn 93, Issue , 2012, Pages 296-304

  Agathou, Maria S ^a   Kyritsis, Dimitrios C ^a  

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

Author keywords

Bio butanol; Experiments; Extinction strain rates; Non premixed flames; Scalar dissipation rates; Strained flames

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; EXPERIMENTS; FLOW RATE; METHANE; STRAIN RATE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOCOUPLES;

BIO-BUTANOL; EXTINCTION STRAIN RATE; NON-PREMIXED FLAME; SCALAR DISSIPATION RATE; STRAINED FLAMES;

COMBUSTION;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; COMBUSTION; DISSIPATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW PATTERN; HEATING; METHANE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 84858001024     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.12.060     Document Type: Article

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