Scale and geometry effects on heat-recirculating combustors

Combustion Theory and Modelling

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 888-905

  Chen, Chien Hua ^a   Ronney, Paul D ^b  

^a Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b University of Southern California   (United States)

Author keywords

extinction; heat recirculating combustion; microscale combustion; scaling; Swiss roll combustor

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTOR PERFORMANCE; DIMENSIONLESS PARAMETERS; HEAT LOSS COEFFICIENTS; MICROSCALE COMBUSTION; OPERATION CONDITIONS; SCALING; SWISS-ROLL COMBUSTORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) NUMERICAL MODELS;

COMBUSTION; HEAT LOSSES; LIGHT EXTINCTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COMBUSTORS;

EID: 84886378556     PISSN: 13647830     EISSN: 17413559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13647830.2013.812807     Document Type: Article

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