Combustion /
Irvin Glassman, Richard A. Yetter.
- 4th ed.
- Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press, c2008.
- xx, 773 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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 -- Appendix A : Thermochemical data and conversion factors -- Appendix B : Adibatic flame temperatures of hydrocarbons -- Appendix C : Specific reaction rate constants -- Appendix D : Bond dissociation energies of hydrocarbons -- Appendix E : Flammability limits in air -- Appendix F : Laminar flame speeds -- Appendix G : Spontaneous ignition temperature data -- Appendix H : Minimum spark ignition energies and quenching distances -- Appendix I : Programs for combustion kinetics.