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Author
McCaffrey, B. J.
Title
Effect of Water Spray on Hydrogen Diffusion Flames.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Book or Conf
Combustion Institute/Eastern States Section. Chemical and Physical Processes in Combustion. Technical Meeting, 1982. Co-Hosted by: AeroChem Research Laboratories, Inc. and Princeton University. December 14-16, 1982, Atlantic City, NJ, 35/1-4 p., 1983
Keywords
combustion | diffusion flames | hydrogen | water sprays | droplets | flame extinguishment | spray nozzles
Identifiers
flame suppression; pneumatic atomizing nozzles; twin fluid nozzles; humidification
Abstract
This study involves the direct spray of water droplets into high velocity diffusion flames in an attempt to elucidate the physio-chemical mechanisms responsible for flame suppression and extinguishment.