Combustion Technology: Some Modern Developments

List of ContributorsPrefaceI Equilibria and Chemical Kinetics in Flames I. Combustion Equilibrium II. Chemical Kinetics and Combustion III. Some Recent Developments Related to Combustion Kinetics IV. On a New Area of Combustion Engineering ReferencesII Corrosion and Deposits in Combustion Systems I. Introduction II. Occurrence of Inorganic Matter in Fuels III. Melting Characteristics of Fuel Ash IV. External Corrosion V. Formation of Deposits VI. Corrosion Control Methods VII. Ultrahigh-Temperature Combustion ReferencesIII Combustion Aerodynamics I. Introduction II. Theory III. Measurement of Turbulence Characteristics IV. Flames in Rotating Flows V. Future Trends List of Symbols ReferencesIV Flame Stabilization in High Velocity Flow I. Inviscid Compressible Flow Equations II. Heat Addition to an Ideal Gas III. Heat Addition to a Real Gas IV. Turbulence V. Combustor Design VI. Stirred Reactor Theory List of Symbols ReferencesV Combustion Noise: Problems and Potentials I. Introduction II. Conditions for Driving III. Acoustic Pressure and Velocity Patterns IV. Suppression of Pulsations and Oscillations V. Combustion Roar VI. Uses of Pulse Combustion ReferencesVI Heat Transfer from Nonluminous Flames in Furnaces I. Theoretical Background II. Total Emissivity and Absorptivity Data III. Spectral Emissivity Measurements IV. Collision Broadening V. Radiation along a Nonisothermal Path List of Symbols ReferencesVII Radiative Exchange in Combustion Chambers I. Mean Beam Lengths II. Approximate Allowance for Gray Walls III. The Long Chamber IV. The Well-Stirred Furnace V. Effective Radiating Temperature VI. Allowance for Wall Losses VII. Allowance for Gas Temperature Gradients VIII. Allowance for Concentration Distributions IX. Comparison of Theory and Experiment List of Symbols ReferencesVIII Radiation from Flames in Furnaces I. Introduction II. Banded Radiation III. Continuous Radiation IV. The Calculation of Radiative Transfer V. Experimental Results VI. Conclusions List of Symbols ReferencesIX Effects of Electric Fields on Flames I. Introduction II. Historical Review III. The Nature of the Flame-Electric Field Interaction IV. Ionic Wind V. Origins of Ions and Kinetic Mechanisms VI. Engineering Applications VII. Conclusions List of Symbols ReferencesX Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) and Electrogasdynamics (EGD) of Combustion Systems I. Introduction II. Magnetohydrodynamics of Combustion Systems III. Electrogasdynamics of Combustion Systems List of Symbols ReferencesXI Combustion Aspects of MHD Power Generation I. Introduction II. Conditions of Operation III. Combustion Chambers of Experimental MHD Facilities IV. Combustion Chambers for Liquid and Gaseous Fuels for Prototype Plants V. Solid Fuel Combustion Chambers VI. Status of the MHD Combustion Problem ReferencesXII Temperature Measurements and Gas Analysis in Flames and Plasmas Using Spectroscopic Methods I. Introduction II. Spectroscopic Methods of Gas Analysis III. Spectroscopic Methods of Temperature Measurement ReferencesXIII Furnace Analysis: A Comparative Study I. Introduction II. Theory (Summary) III. Principal Performance Curves IV. Supplementary Relations V. Discussion and Conclusions ReferencesXIV An Introduction to Stirred Reactor Theory Applied to Design of Combustion Chambers I. Introduction II. Elements of the Stirred Reactor Analysis III. Elementary Applications to Combustion Chambers IV. A Qualitative Outline of the Mixing Problem V. Conclusions List of Symbols ReferencesXV Recent Research and Development in Residential Oil Burners I. Introduction II.