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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Mechanistic comparison of N2 and H2 dilution effects on soot formation processes in laminar ethylene diffusion flames

Arash Khabazipur1 Department of Mechanical, Automotive and Material Engineering, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Nick A. Eaves1 Department of Mechanical, Automotive and Material Engineering, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5165-1183View further author information
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Article: 2130192 | Received 17 Aug 2022, Accepted 23 Sep 2022, Published online: 10 Oct 2022

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