Combustion, 2nd edition

Book · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6858410

Glassman, I

The uniqueness of this book centers on the presentation of physical insights that are essential to understanding combustion. The approach is to reduce complexity by stressing physical aspects. The second edition has added, in addition to selective material in each chapter, problem sets which makes the book more suitable for the classroom. The book is divided into nine chapters. Chapter 1 is devoted to fundamental thermodynamic concepts. Chemical kinetics are covered in Chapter 2. The general oxidation characteristics of fuels and explosions are covered in Chapter 3. Chapter 4 covers flame phenomena in premixed combustible gases. Detonation is covered in Chapter 5. Chapter 6 deals with diffusion flames. Ignition is covered in Chapter 7. Chapter 8 deals with environmental considerations in combustion processes. The combustion in nonvolatile fuels is presented in Chapter 9. The Appendices of the book include: thermochemical data; reaction rate constants; dissociation energies of various hydrocarbons; laminar flame speeds; flammability limits in air; spontaneous ignition temperature data; and minimum spark ignition energies and quenching distances.

• OSTI ID: 6858410
• Resource Relation: Other Information: From review by Vic. A. Cundy, Louisiana State Univ., in Environmental Progress, Vol. 12, No. 2 (May 1993)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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