An Introduction to Combustion

Overview

This Second Edition retains all the same primary objectives as the original text: First, to present basic combustion concepts using relatively simple and easy-to -understand analyses; and second, to introduce a wide variety of practical applications which motivate or relate to the various theoretical concepts. The overarching goal is to provide a textbook which is useful for both formal undergraduate study in mechanical engineering and in related fields, and informal study by practicing engineers.

Table of contents

1 Introduction
2 Combustion and Thermochemistry
3 Introduction to Mass Transfer
4 Chemical Kinetics
5 Some Important Chemical Mechanisms
6 Coupling Chemical and Thermal Analyses of Reacting Systems
7 Simplifed Conversation Equations for Reacting Flows
8 Laminar Premixed Flames
9 Laminar Diffusion Flames
10 Droplet Evaporation and Burning
11 Introduction to Turbulent Flows
12 Turbulent Premixed Flames
13 Turbulent Nonpremixed Flames
14 Burning of Solids
15 Pollutant Emissions
16 Detonations
Appendixes
A Selected Thermodynamic Propertiesof Gases Comprising C-H-O-N System
B Fuel Properties
C Selected Properties of Air, Nitrogen, and Oxygen
D Diffusion Coefficients and Methodology for their Estimation
E Generalized Newton's Method for the Solution of Nonlinear Equations
F Computer Codes for Equilibrium Products of Hydrocarbon-Air Combustion