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Original Articles

Effects of Fuel Vapor in Ambience on Spontaneous Ignition of Isolated Fuel Droplet

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Pages 1464-1479 | Received 27 Jan 2009, Accepted 11 May 2009, Published online: 07 Dec 2009

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