Ignition enhancement by in situ generated C2 additives for natural gas practical combustor applications

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 59, Issue 22-23, 2004, Pages 5311-5318

  Langille, J A ^a   Pasale, J ^a   Ren, J Y ^a   Egolfopoulos, F N ^a   Tsotsis, T T ^a  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

Author keywords

Combustion; Ignition; Laminar flames; Methane oxidative coupling; Numerical analysis; Premixed flames

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; HYDROCARBONS; IGNITION; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; REACTION KINETICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

IGNITION CHARACTERISTICS; IGNITION ENHANCERS; LEAN COMBUSTION; OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF METHANE REACTION (OCM);

METHANE;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 9944262466     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.07.017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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