Entropy generation analysis of fuel lean premixed CO/H2/air flames

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 5210-5220

  Jiang, Dongyue ^a   Yang, Wenming ^a   Teng, Jinghua ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

CO H2 air flame; Entropy generation; Irreversible process; Micro combustion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937207337     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.02.082     Document Type: Article

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