An Introduction to Combustion: Concepts and ApplicationsTargeted at senior and first year graduate level courses in combustion, this text covers more material than can be covered in a single semester course, but at a level that is easily comprehended by undergraduate students. There is a tremendous need for undergraduate students interested in the thermal sciences to have a basic knowledge of combustion science and its applications. This text is the first to present the essential theory and background material that is helpful for understanding the more complex literature on combustion, in a format that is teaching rather than reference oriented. The theory is reinforced by examples, review questions and problems within each chapter. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Combustion and Thermochemistry | 9 |
Introduction to Mass Transfer | 69 |
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adiabatic adiabatic flame temperature air-fuel ratio apply assume assumptions axial burner burning rate calculated carbon Chapter chemical kinetics Combustion Institute combustor concentration conservation equations conserved scalar constant control volume defined density determine diameter diffusion flame dimensionless discussed droplet surface elementary reactions emissions energy enthalpy equilibrium equivalence ratio evaluate example expressed FIGURE flame length flame temperature fluid formation fuel gas-turbine gases H₂O hydrocarbon ignition initial jet flames kg/m³ kg/s kJ/kmol laminar flame speed laminar jet liquid m²/s mass flowrate mass flux mass fraction mechanism methane mixture fraction mole fractions molecular molecules momentum nonpremixed nozzle oxidizer parameters premixed flames pressure problem propane radiation radical rate coefficient reactants reaction rate reactor Reynolds number simplified soot spark-ignition species conservation stoichiometric Table thermal tion tube turbulent flame turbulent flow unburned velocity viscosity zone