Temperature, H2 recombination rate.
PAR operation: REKO-Direkt model (2-D mechanistic model), and Bunsen flame-type code wihout turbulence model.
Helmholtz program NUSAFE
German national projects
IRSN collaboration
AMHYCO project
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