Combustion

Combustion Engineering, a topic generally taught at the upper undergraduate and graduate level in most mechanical engineering programs, and many chemical engineering programs, is the study of rapid energy and mass transfer usually through the common physical phenomena of flame oxidation. It covers t...

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Main Author Glassman, Irvin
Other Authors Yetter, Richard A., 1952-
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press, ©2008.
Edition4th ed.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780120885732
0120885735
9780080568812
0080568815
9786611911171
6611911170
Physical Description1 online resource (xx, 773 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Chemical Thermodynamics and Flame Temperatures
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Explosive and General Oxidative Characteristics of Fuels
  • Flame Phenomena in Premixed Combustible Gases
  • Detonation
  • Diffusion Flames
  • Ignition
  • Environmental Combustion Considerations
  • Combustion of Nonvolatile Fuels
  • New Concepts and Technologies
  • Appendices.