The turbulent burning velocity of methanol-air mixtures

Fuel

Volumn 130, Issue , 2014, Pages 76-91

  Vancoillie, J ^a   Sharpe, G ^c   Lawes, M ^b   Verhelst, S ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c Blue Dog Scientific Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constant volume bomb; Methanol; Modeling; Spark ignition engine; Turbulent burning velocity

Indexed keywords

AIR ENGINES; ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BOMBS (ORDNANCE); COMBUSTION; ELECTRIC SPARKS; METHANOL; MIXTURES; MODELS; VELOCITY;

COMBUSTION BEHAVIOR; CONSTANT VOLUME BOMBS; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; LAMINAR BURNING VELOCITY; MIXTURE PROPERTIES; SPARK-IGNITION ENGINE; TURBULENT BURNING VELOCITIES; TURBULENT COMBUSTION;

AIR;

EID: 84899671438     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2014.04.003     Document Type: Article

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