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Energy and Combustion Science
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1979
- Editor: N. A. Chigier
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 8 2 2 4 - 7
Energy and Combustion Science is a collection of papers that covers advancement in the field of energy and combustion science. The materials presented in the book are organized… Read more
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Request a sales quoteEnergy and Combustion Science is a collection of papers that covers advancement in the field of energy and combustion science. The materials presented in the book are organized thematically into parts. The text first covers the issues, concerns, problems of the contemporary combustion technology. The subsequent parts of the book cover various areas in combustions science, namely, pollution, gas, oil, coal, and engines. Most of the articles in the book are concerned with the byproduct of fuel combustion. The text will be of great use to students, researchers, and practitioners of disciplines that deal with the energy and combustion technology.
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FOREWORD
Introduction
Chapter 1: POLLUTION FORMATION AND DESTRUCTION IN FLAMES—INTRODUCTION
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PRINCIPAL POLLUTANTS
ANALYTICAL AND MODELLING TECHNIQUES IN TURBULENT COMBUSTION
THE INTRINSIC TURBULENT STRUCTURE
PRACTICAL COMBUSTION SYSTEMS
CONCLUDING REMARKS
Chapter 2: THE FIRST HALF-MILLION YEARS OF COMBUSTION RESEARCH AND TODAY’S BURNING PROBLEMS
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Pollution
Chapter 3: KINETICS OF POLLUTANT FORMATION AND DESTRUCTION IN COMBUSTION
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INTRODUCTION
NITROGEN OXIDES
ORGANIC POLLUTANTS
CARBON MONOXIDE
Chapter 4: MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF POLLUTANT FORMATION
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NOMENCLATURE
1 INTRODUCTION
2 MODELING OF CHEMICAL KINETICS
3 SIMPLE FLOW MODELS AND APPLICATIONS
4 DIRECT SOLUTION TECHNIQUES
Chapter 5: MIXING AND CHEMICAL REACTION IN CONTINUOUS COMBUSTION
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NOMENCLATURE
1 INTRODUCTION
2 MIXING CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS
3 A STOCHASTIC MODEL FOR STREAM MIXING
4 A STOCHASTIC MODEL FOR IDEAL AGE-MIXING
5 A GENERALIZED STOCHASTIC MODEL FOR COMBINED STREAM MIXING AND AGE MIXING
6 DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH
Acknowledgements
Gas
Chapter 6: COMBUSTION FUNDAMENTALS RELEVANT TO THE BURNING OF NATURAL GAS
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1 AVAILABILITY OF NATURAL GAS
2 PREDICTION OF COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS–INTERCHANGEABILITY OF GASES
3 BURNING VELOCITY
4 DIFFUSION FLAME STRUCTURE
5 THE LAMINAR AERATED FLAME
6 CATALYTIC COMBUSTION
7 TURBULENT FLAMES
8 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
9 IGNITION
Chapter 7: TURBULENT JET DIFFUSION FLAMES
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NOMENCLATURE
1 INTRODUCTION
2 BASIC THEORY AND FLAME STRUCTURE
3 SOLUTION FOR THE VELOCITY AND SCALAR FIELDS
4 PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTIONS
5 FORMATION OF NITRIC OXIDE
6 CONCLUDING REMARKS
Acknowledgements
Oil
Chapter 8: FUNDAMENTALS OF OIL COMBUSTION
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NOMENCLATURE
1 THE NATURE OF THE SPRAY COMBUSTION OF FUEL OIL
2 THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON THE RATE OF COMBUSTION OF SINGLE DROPLETS OF LIGHT FUEL OILS
3 THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON THE RATE OF COMBUSTION OF SINGLE DROPLETS OF HEAVY FUEL OILS
4 THE MECHANISM OF COMBUSTION OF DROPLETS AND SPRAYS OF FUEL OILS
5 THE MECHANISM OF FORMATION OF POLLUTANTS DURING THE COMBUSTION OF OIL SPRAYS
Chapter 9: CURRENT STATUS OF DROPLET AND LIQUID COMBUSTION
Abstract
NOMENCLATURE
1 INTRODUCTION
2 SPRAY COMBUSTION SYSTEMS
3 FUEL ATOMIZATION
4 SPRAY COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS
5 DROPLET EVAPORATION
6 DROPLET COMBUSTION
7 MODELS OF SPRAY PROCESSES
8 CONCLUSIONS
Acknowledgement
Chapter 10: THE ATOMIZATION AND BURNING OF LIQUID FUEL SPRAYS
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1 INTRODUCTION
2 HIGH-SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY OF DROPLETS IN SPRAYS
3 AIR BLAST ATOMIZATION
4 IDEALIZED SPRAY FLAME
5 PHYSICAL MODEL OF SPRAY COMBUSTION IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
6 AIR BLAST SPRAY FLAMES
7 PRESSURE JET, SWIRL ATOMIZED, HOLLOW CONE SPRAY FLAMES
8 SINGLE DROPLET COMBUSTION
9 VAPORIZATION OF DROPLETS IN GAS–AIR SYSTEMS
10 ATOMIZATION AND EVAPORATION OF FUEL SPRAYS IN DIESEL ENGINES
Coal
Chapter 11: PROPAGATION OF LAMINAR PULVERIZED COAL–AIR FLAMES
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NOMENCLATURE
1 INTRODUCTION
2 MEASUREMENTS
3 THEORY
4 SUMMARY
Acknowledgements
Engines
Chapter 12: POLLUTANT FORMATION AND CONTROL IN SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES
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1 INTRODUCTION
2 THE ENGINE COMBUSTION PROCESS
3 POLLUTANT FORMATION IN CONVENTIONAL SI ENGINES
4 EXHAUST REACTORS
5 TRADE-OFFS IN EMISSION CONTROL AND FUEL ECONOMY IN THE CONVENTIONAL ENGINE
6 WANKEL ENGINE EMISSIONS
6.1 NO Emissions
7 STRATIFIED CHARGE ENGINES
8 PARTICULATE EMISSIONS
9 CONCLUDING COMMENT
Chapter 13: TURBULENCE AND TURBULENT COMBUSTION IN SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES
Publisher Summary
1 INTRODUCTION
2 DEFINITION OF TURBULENCE QUANTITIES
3 TURBULENT COMBUSTION AND FLAME PROPAGATION
4 SUMMARY
Acknowledgement
Chapter 14: ANALYSIS OF POLLUTANT FORMATION AND CONTROL AND FUEL ECONOMY IN DIESEL ENGINES
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NOMENCLATURE
I INTRODUCTION
II FUEL INJECTION
III AUTOIGNITION IN DIESEL ENGINES
IV DIRECT-INJECTION OR OPEN-CHAMBER DIESEL ENGINES
V THE M-SYSTEM
VI INDIRECT INJECTION OR PRECHAMBER ENGINES
VII NOISE
VIII ODOR
IX ALDEHYDES AND OTHER OXYGENATES
X MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR DIESEL ENGINES
XI EMISSION CONTROLS
XII COMPARISON BETWEEN THE DIESEL AND OTHER AUTOMOTIVE ENGINES
XIII CONCLUDING REMARKS
- No. of pages: 334
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1979
- Imprint: Pergamon
- eBook ISBN: 9781483182247
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