Effect of dilution on extinction of methane diffusion flame in high temperature air up to 1500 K

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 23-46

  Riechelmann, Dirk ^a   Fujimori, Toshiro ^a   Sato, Jun'ichi ^a  

^a IHI CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activation energy asymptotics; Counterflow experiment; Flame extinction; High temperature air

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AIR; ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; DIFFUSION; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; METHANE; PREHEATING;

ACTIVATION ENERGIES ASYMPTOTICS; FLAME EXTINCTION; METHANE DIFFUSION FLAME;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 85047694962     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/714922614     Document Type: Article

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