Overview
- Merges knowledge in all distinct subjects of combustion in physics and chemistry, including kinetics, thermodynamics, statistical physics, kinetic theory, and quantum theory
- Presents necessary concepts in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Most of the material covered in this book deals with the fundamentals of chemistry and physics of key processes and fundamental mechanisms for various combustion and combustion related phenomena in gaseous combustible mixture. It provides the reader with basic knowledge of burning processes and mechanisms of reaction wave propagation. The combustion of a gas mixture (flame, explosion, detonation) is necessarily accompanied by motion of the gas. The process of combustion is therefore not only a chemical phenomenon but also one of gas dynamics.
The material selection focuses on the gas phase and with premixed gas combustion. Premixed gas combustion is of practical importance in engines, modern gas turbine and explosions, where the fuel and air are essentially premixed, and combustion occurs by the propagation of a front separating unburned mixture from fully burned mixture. Since premixed combustion is the most fundamental and potential for practical applications, the emphasis in the present work is be placed on regimes of premixed combustion.
This text is intended for graduate students of different specialties, including physics, chemistry, mechanical engineering, computer science, mathematics and astrophysics.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Introduction to Physics and Chemistry of Combustion
Book Subtitle: Explosion, Flame, Detonation
Authors: Michael A. Liberman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78759-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-78758-7Published: 09 September 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-09755-3Published: 19 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-78759-4Published: 14 March 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 349
Number of Illustrations: 136 b/w illustrations
Topics: Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Physical Chemistry, Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution, Engineering Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering