Cell formation effects on the burning speeds and flame front area of synthetic gas at high pressures and temperatures

Applied Energy

Volumn 189, Issue , 2017, Pages 568-577

  Askari, Omid ^a   Elia, Mimmo ^b   Ferrari, Matthew ^b   Metghalchi, Hameed ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell formation; Cellular burning speed; Cellularity factor; Flame structure; Instability analysis; Mass burning rate; Schlieren photography; Syngas

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR MANUFACTURING; COMBUSTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLAME RESEARCH; FUNCTIONS; HYDROGEN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SCHLIEREN SYSTEMS; SPEED; SYNTHESIS GAS;

BURNING SPEED; CELL FORMATION; CELLULARITY FACTOR; FLAME STRUCTURE; INSTABILITY ANALYSIS; MASS BURNING RATE; SCHLIEREN PHOTOGRAPHY; SYN-GAS;

HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY;

BURNING; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN; INSTABILITY; PHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 85008698318     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.12.090     Document Type: Article

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