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Spray Group Combustion

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Starting from a consideration of microscopic flame propagation modes between neighboring droplets and macroscopic flame propagation modes in spray elements, the excitation mechanism of group combustion (diffusion flame enclosing droplets) is described for an example of atomizing liquid fuel jet issuing into an otherwise stagnant oxidizing atmosphere.

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Umemura, A. (2011). Spray Group Combustion. In: Ashgriz, N. (eds) Handbook of Atomization and Sprays. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7264-4_14

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