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Original Articles

AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF PULSATING INSTABILITY IN NEAR-LIMIT LAMINAR NONPREMIXED FLAMES

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Pages 1191-1215 | Received 01 Jul 2003, Accepted 01 Jan 2004, Published online: 11 Aug 2010

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