- Author
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Marchese, A. J.
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Dryer, F. L.
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Nayagam, V.
- Title
- Numerical Modeling of Isolated n-Alkane Droplet Flames: Initial Comparisons With Ground and Space-Based Microgravity Experiments.
- Coporate
- Rowan Univ., Glassboro, NJ
Princeton Univ., NJ
NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH
- Journal
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Combustion and Flame,
Vol. 116,
No. 3,
432-459,
February 1999
- Sponsor
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH
- Contract
- NAG-3-1231
CIIO-NCC3-487
- Keywords
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microgravity
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experiments
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droplets
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combustion
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alkanes
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chemical kinetics
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heptane
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thermal decomposition
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thermodynamics
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combustion models
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equations
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ignition
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flame structure
- Identifiers
- hetpane thermal decomposition; H atom abstraction; heptyl radical; senu-empirical hexadecane mechanism; transient ignition considerations; combustion of bicomponent normal alkane droplets