Direct numerical simulation study of statistically stationary propagation of a reaction wave in homogeneous

Rixin Yu1, Andrei N Lipatnikov2

  • 1Division of Fluid Mechanics, Department of Energy Sciences, Lund University, 22100 Lund, Sweden.

Physical Review. E
|July 16, 2017
PubMed

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