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Influence of geometric and regime parameters on flame stabilization of a swirl burner

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The influence of geometric and regime parameters of a swirl burner with a central body and a diffuser on flow characteristics and flame stabilization in the combustion of a premixed gas mixture was investigated using Reynolds equations and thek-ε model of turbulence.

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Translated fromFizika Goreniya i Vzryva, Vol. 35, No. 5, pp. 21–26, September–October 1999.

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Arkhipov, V.A., Matvienko, O.V. & Rudzei, E.A. Influence of geometric and regime parameters on flame stabilization of a swirl burner. Combust Explos Shock Waves 35, 483–488 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02674490

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