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Original Articles

A simple spray–flamelet model: Influence of ambient temperature and fuel concentration, vaporisation source and fuel injection position

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Pages 522-542 | Received 13 Jul 2012, Accepted 19 Feb 2013, Published online: 23 Apr 2013

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