Structure of lean premixed hydrogen-air flames in an annular microcombustor

Combustion, Explosion and Shock Waves

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 497-507

  Jejurkar, S Y ^a   Mishra, D P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Flame structure; Heat losses; Hydrogen; Lean premixed flame; Microcombustion

Indexed keywords

AUTOIGNITION TEMPERATURE; AXISYMMETRIC; CONJUGATE HEAT TRANSFER; CRITICAL ISSUES; FLAME STABILIZATION; FLAME STRUCTURE; FLAMMABILITY LIMITS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LENGTH SCALE; MICRO COMBUSTOR; MICRO-COMBUSTORS; MICROCOMBUSTION; MULTI-STEP; MULTICOMPONENTS; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; PREMIXED; PREMIXED FLAME; RADICAL REACTIONS; SELF-SUSTAINABLE; SOLID MEDIA; SPECIFIC ENERGY; STABILITY LIMIT; THERMAL QUENCHING; WALL TEMPERATURES;

HEAT LOSSES; HYDROGEN; REACTION KINETICS;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 84870618457     PISSN: 00105082     EISSN: 15738345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0010508212050012     Document Type: Article

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