An introduction to combustion : concepts and applications /
Stephen R. Turns.
- 2nd ed., International ed.
- Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2006, c2000.
- xxiii, 676 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 computer disk (4 3/4 in.)
- McGraw-Hill series in mechanical engineering .
- McGraw-Hill series in mechanical engineering. .
"McGraw-Hill International Editions, Mechanical Engineering Series"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Combustion and thermochemistry -- 3. Introduction to mass transfer -- 4. Chemical kinetics -- 5. Some important chemical mechanisms -- 6 Coupling chemical and thermal analyses of reacting systems -- 7. Simplifed conversation equations for reacting flows -- 8. Laminar premixed flames -- 9. Laminar diffusion flames -- 10. Droplet evaporation and burning -- 11. Introduction to turbulent flows -- 12. Turbulent premixed flames -- 13. Turbulent nonpremixed flames -- 14. Burning of solids -- 15. Pollutant emissions -- 16. Detonations -- Appendixes: A. Selected thermodynamic properties of gases comprising C-H-O-N System -- B. Fuel properties -- C. Selected properties of air, nitrogen, and oxygen -- D. Diffusion coefficients and methodology for their estimation -- E. Generalized Newton's method for the solution of nonlinear equations -- F. Computer codes for equilibrium products of hydrocarbon-air combustion -- Index.
Disk contains: Computer codes for Equilibrium Products of Hydrocarbon-Air Combustion.
System requirements for accompanying computer disk: IBM PC or 100% compatible and Windows 95 or above.