Fundamentals of Combustion Processes serves students as a textbook for an upper-division undergraduate and graduate level combustion course in mechanical engineering. The authors focus on fundamental theory of combustion and provide a simplified discussion of basic combustion parameters and processes such as thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, ignition, diffusion, and pre-mixed flames. The text includes applications, example exercises, suggested homework problems, and videos of laboratory demonstrations.
Author(s): Sara McAllister, Jyh-Yuan Chen, A. Carlos Fernandez-Pello (auth.)
Series: Mechanical Engineering Series
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 304
Tags: Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer;Physical Chemistry;Classical Continuum Physics;Engineering Fluid Dynamics
Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Fuels....Pages 1-13
Thermodynamics of Combustion....Pages 15-47
Chemical Kinetics....Pages 49-73
Review of Transport Equations and Properties....Pages 75-88
Ignition Phenomena....Pages 89-109
Premixed Flames....Pages 111-137
Non-premixed Flames (Diffusion Flames)....Pages 139-154
Droplet Evaporation and Combustion....Pages 155-175
Emissions....Pages 177-198
Premixed Piston IC Engines....Pages 199-226
Diesel Engines....Pages 227-241
Back Matter....Pages 243-302
