Fundamentals of Combustion Processes

By: Sara McAllister, Jyh-Yuan Chen, A. Carlos Fernandez-Pello

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Hardcover | 19 April 2011

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Fundamentals of Combustion Processes is designed as a textbook for an upper-division undergraduate and graduate level combustion course in mechanical engineering. The authors focus on the 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 exploration of applications, example exercises, suggested homework problems and videos of laboratory demonstrations

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"The authors attempt to explain the phenomena of combustion from the basic principles of thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics and chemistry. The book covers various aspects of combustion in a concise manner. ... the book is well written with sufficient explanation for the ease of the readers. ... it certainly is a graduate text on combustion. In addition, it may attract wide readership from researchers and practicing engineers." (K. N. Shukla, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1225, 2012)

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Fuels	p. 1
Types of Fuel	p. 1
Fuel Usage	p. 5
Basic Considerations of the Choice of Fuels	p. 6
Classification of Fuels by Phase at Ambient Conditions	p. 8
Identification of Fuel by Molecular Structure: International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)	p. 9
Some Related Properties of Liquid Fuels	p. 12
Exercises	p. 13
References	p. 13
Thermodynamics of Combustion	p. 15
Properties of Mixtures	p. 15
Combustion Stoichiometry	p. 17
Methods of Quantifying Fuel and Air Content of Combustible Mixtures	p. 19
Heating Values	p. 23
Determination of HHV for Combustion Processes at Constant Pressure	p. 24
Determination of HHV for Combustion Processes from a Constant-Volume Reactor	p. 27
Representative HHV Values	p. 29
Adiabatic Fiame Temperature	p. 31
Constant-Pressure Combustion Processes	p. 31
Comparison of Adiabatic Flame Temperature Calculation Methods	p. 36
Chapter Summary	p. 40
Exercises	p. 44
Chemical Kinetics	p. 49
The Nature of Combustion Chemistry	p. 50
Elementary Reactions: Chain Initiation	p. 51
Elementary Reactions: Chain Branching	p. 51
Elementary Reactions: Chain Terminating or Recombination	p. 52
Elementary Reactions: Chain Propagating	p. 52
Elementary Reaction Rate	p. 52
Forward Reaction Rate and Rate Constants	p. 52
Equilibrium Constants	p. 54
Simplified Model of Combustion Chemistry	p. 55
Global One-Step Reaction	p. 55
Pressure Dependence of Rate of Progress	p. 61
Heat Release Rate (HRR)	p. 61
Modeling of Chemical Kinetics with Detailed Description	p. 61
Partial Equilibrium	p. 65
Quasi-Steady State	p. 65
Exercises	p. 69
References	p. 73
Review of Transport Equations and Properties	p. 75
Overview of Heat and Mass Transfer	p. 75
Conservation of Mass and Species	p. 78
Conservation of Momentum	p. 80
Conservation of Energy	p. 80
Terms in the Conservation of Energy Equation	p. 80
Derivation of a 1-D Conservation of Energy Equation	p. 82
Normalization of the Conservation Equations	p. 84
Viscosity, Conductivity and Diffusivity	p. 87
References	p. 88
Ignition Phenomena	p. 89
Autoignition (Self-ignition, Spontaneous Ignition) Based on Thermal Theory	p. 89
Effect of Pressure on the Auto ignition Temperature	p. 93
Piloted Ignition	p. 95
Condensed Fuel Ignition	p. 98
Fuel Vaporization	p. 98
Important Physiochemical Properties	p. 99
Characteristic Times in Condensed Fuel Ignition	p. 100
Critical Heat Flux for Ignition	p. 106
Exercises	p. 108
References	p. 109
Premixed Flames	p. 111
Physical Processes in a Premixed Flame	p. 111
Derivation of Flame Speed and Thickness	p. 113
Measurements of the Flame Speed	p. 117
Structure of Premixed Flames	p. 119
Dependence of Flame Speed on Equivalence Ratio, Temperature and Pressure	p. 121
Dependence of Flame Thickness on Equivalence Ratio, Temperature and Pressure	p. 125
Flammability Limits	p. 125
Effects of Temperature and Pressure on Flammability Limits	p. 127
Flame Quenching	p. 127
Minimum Energy for Sustained Ignition and Flame Propagation	p. 130
Turbulent Premixed Flames	p. 133
Eddy Diffusivity	p. 133
Turbulent Flame Speed	p. 134
Summary	p. 135
Exercises	p. 136
References	p. 137
Non-premixed Flames (Diffusion Flames)	p. 139
Description of a Candle Flame	p. 139
Structure of Non-premixed Laminar Free Jet Flames	p. 140
Laminar Jet Flame Height (Lf)	p. 142
Empirical Correlations for Laminar Flame Height	p. 145
Burke-Schumann Jet Diffusion Flame	p. 147
Turbulent Jet Flames	p. 149
Lift-Off Height (h) and Blowout Limit	p. 151
Condensed Fuel Fires	p. 152
Exercises	p. 153
References	p. 154
Droplet Evaporation and Combustion	p. 155
Droplet Vaporization in Quiescent Air	p. 155
Droplet Vaporization in Convective Flow	p. 159
Droplet Combustion	p. 162
Initial Heating of a Droplet	p. 164
Effect of Air Temperature and Pressure	p. 166
Droplet Distribution	p. 171
Exercises	p. 174
Reference	p. 175
Emissions	p. 177
Negative Effects of Combustion Products	p. 177
Pollution Formation	p. 178
Parameters Controlling Formation of Pollutants	p. 179
CO Oxidation	p. 182
Mechanisms for NO Formation	p. 183
Controlling NO Formation	p. 189
Soot Formation	p. 190
Relation Between NO* and Soot Formation	p. 191
Oxides of Sulfur (SOx)	p. 193
Quantification of Emissions	p. 193
Exercises	p. 196
References	p. 198
Premixed Piston IC Engines	p. 199
Principles of SI Engines	p. 199
Thermodynamic Analysis	p. 201
Relationship between Pressure Trace and Heat Release	p. 206
Octane Number	p. 207
Deanition of Octane Rating	p. 207
Measurement Methods	p. 208
Fuel Preparation	p. 210
Ignition Timing	p. 213
Flame Propagation in SI Engines	p. 214
Modeling of Combustion Processes in IC Engines	p. 215
A Simplified Two-Zone Model of Engine Combustion	p. 216
Emissions and Their Control	p. 219
Three-Way Catalyst	p. 220
Gasoline Direct Injection (Gdi) Engines	p. 221
Exercises	p. 224
References	p. 226
Diesel Engines	p. 227
Overall Comparisons to SI Engines	p. 227
Advantages of Diesel Engines as Compared to SI Engines	p. 228
Disadvantages of Diesel Engines as Compared to SI Engines	p. 228
Thermodynamics of Diesel Engines	p. 229
Diesel Spray and Combustion	p. 230
Cetane Number	p. 235
Diesel Emissions	p. 237
Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (Hcci)	p. 238
HcciI Overview	p. 238
Hcci Emissions	p. 238
Challenges with Hcci	p. 240
	p. 241
Appendices	p. 243
Index	p. 299
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