An Introduction to Combustion : Concepts and Applications, 3rd Edition

Introduction to Combustion is the leading combustion textbook for undergraduate and graduate students because of its easy-to-understand analyses of basic combustion concepts and its introduction of a wide variety of practical applications that motivate or relate to the various theoretical concepts. This is a text that is useful for junior/senior undergraduates or graduate students in mechanical engineering and practicing engineers.

The third edition updates and adds topics related to protection of the environment, climate change, and energy use. Additionally, a new chapter is added on fuels due to the continued focus on conservation and energy independence.

Preface

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Combustion and Thermochemistry
Chapter 3 : Introduction to Mass Transfer
Chapter 4 : Chemical Kinetics
Chapter 5 : Some Important Chemical Mechanisms
Chapter 6 : Coupling Chemical and Thermal Analyses of Reacting Systems
Chapter 7 : Simplified Conservation Equations for Reacting Flows
Chapter 8 : Laminar Premixed Flames
Chapter 9 : Laminar Diffusion Flames
Chapter 10 : Droplet Evaporation and Burning
Chapter 11 : Introduction to Turbulent Flows
Chapter 12 : Turbulent Premixed Flames
Chapter 13 : Turbulent Nonpremixed Flames
Chapter 14 : Burning of Solids
Chapter 15 : Emissions
Chapter 16 : Detonations
Chapter 17 : Fuels

Appendix A : Selected Thermodynamic Properties of Gases Comprising C-H-O-N System
Appendix B : Fuel Properties
Appendix C : Selected Properties of Air, Nitrogen, and Oxygen
Appendix D : Binary 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

Index