Analysis of first stage ignition delay times of dimethyl ether in a laminar flow reactor

Combustion Theory and Modelling

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 906-936

  Wada, Tomoya ^a   Sudholt, Alena ^b   Pitsch, Heinz ^b   Peters, Norbert ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

analytical solution; auto ignition; dimethyl ether; laminar flow reactor; low temperature chemistry

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ETHERS; FUELS; IGNITION; LAMINAR FLOW; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PIPE FLOW; REACTION RATES;

AUTO-IGNITION; DIMETHYL ETHERS; HAGEN-POISEUILLE FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW REACTORS; LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORIES; LOW-TEMPERATURE CHEMISTRIES; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84886419685     PISSN: 13647830     EISSN: 17413559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13647830.2013.813588     Document Type: Article

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