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Author
Tien, J. S.
Title
Flame Front Problem: Combustion in Low-Reynolds-Number Flow.
Coporate
Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH
Report
86-WA/HT-49
1986
12 p.
Book or Conf
American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Winter Annual Meeting. December 7-12, 1986, Anaheim, CA, 1986
Keywords
flame fronts | combustion | reynolds number | mathematical models
Identifiers
stabilization zones
Abstract
A unified presentation of several theoretical treatments on the flame front stabilization zone is given. The importance of streamwise heat conduction in this region suggests the adoption of thermal-diffusional distance as the characteristic length. A domain of influence is defined where the local Reynolds and Pecient numbers are small. The solutions of the governing system of Navier-Stokes' equations reveal a complex multi-dimensional flame tip structure. Blowoff and extinction phenomena are studied and differentiated. Future work are suggested.