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Diffusion Flame Stabilization at the Leading Edge of a Fuel Plate

CHIUN-HSUN CHEN Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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JAMES S. T'IEN Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Pages 283-306 | Received 12 Dec 1985, Accepted 14 Apr 1986, Published online: 27 Apr 2007

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