An Introduction to Combustion
Concepts and Applications
2nd Edition
Published on 1. March 2000
Book
Mixed media product
704 pages
978-0-07-116910-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 177 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
1088 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-116910-3 (9780071169103)
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Person
Stephen R. Turns received degrees in mechanical engineering from The Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1970), Wayne State University (M.S., 1974), and the University of Wisconsin at Madison (Ph.D., 1979). He was a research engineer at General Motors Research Laboratories from 1970 to 1975. He joined the Penn State Faculty in 1979 and is currently Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Dr Turns teaches a wide variety of courses in the thermal sciences and has received several awards for teaching excellence at Penn State. He is an active combustion researcher, Publishing Widely, and is an active member of The Combustion Institute, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Society of Automotive Engineers.
Content
Preface Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition 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 Appendix A: Selected Thermodynamic Propertiesof Gases Comprising C-H-O-N System Appendix B: Fuel Properties Appendix C: Selected Properties of Air, Nitrogen, and Oxygen Appendix D: Diffusion Coefficients and Methodology for their Estimation Appendix E: Generalized Newton's Method for the Solution of Nonlinear Equations Appendix F: Computer Codes for Equilibrium Products of Hydrocarbon-Air Combustion