A Calculation of Wrinkled Flames
- 1 August 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Combustion Science and Technology
- Vol. 33 (1-4) , 113-121
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00102208308923670
Abstract
In an earlier work, Sivashinsky derived a nonlinear integro-differential equation for spontaneous hydrodynamic instability of a plane flame front. The simplified form of that equation which describes a1 steady progressive wave of long period is reconsidered here. It is shown to represent a wrinkled flame front whose slope has a logarithmic singularity at each wrinkle. We have computed the flame profile and its speed of propagation more accurately than done previously by Michelson and Sivashinksy, and find that the increase in propagation speed due to wrinkling is in surprisingly good agreement with recent experimental findings.Keywords
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