Numerical analysis of entropy generation in an annular microcombustor using multistep kinetics

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 394-401

  Jejurkar, Swarup Y ^a   Mishra, D P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Entropy generation; Hydrogen; Lean flame; Microcombustion; Multistep kinetics

Indexed keywords

AXISYMMETRIC; COMBUSTION REACTIONS; COMBUSTOR PERFORMANCE; ENTROPY GENERATION; ENTROPY GENERATION RATE; HIGH AFFINITY; HYDROGEN-AIR MIXTURE; LEAN FLAME; LOW TEMPERATURE REGIONS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MICRO COMBUSTOR; MICROCOMBUSTION; MULTI-STEP; NEAR STOICHIOMETRIC; PREMIXED FLAME; REACTION MECHANISM; REACTIVE FLOW MODEL; SECOND LAW; SECOND LAW EFFICIENCIES; SINGLE-STEP; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA; THERMODYNAMIC IRREVERSIBILITY;

ENTROPY; HEAT LOSSES; HYDROGEN; KINETICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 84872418977     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.12.021     Document Type: Article

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