Principles of Combustion by Kuo, Kenneth Kuan-Yun [Hardback]

Principles of Combustion, Second Edition is a revision of what was the leading book on combustion engineering. The new edition has been revised to include new theoretical results and measurement techniques of non-intrusive diagnostic methods, contains more material on chemical kinetics during ignition; and is expanded to provide more in-depth treatment of sensitivity analysis and methods for identifying controlling chemical mechanisms. Expanded coverage is combined with the latest results regarding turbulent activity during combustion and the chemical kinetics of flames.

KENNETH K. KUO, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the High Pressure Combustion Laboratory in the College of Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. He established the combustion laboratory at Penn State and is recognized as one of the leading researchers in propulsion-related combustion.

Preface. Preface to the First Edition. Introduction. 1. Review of Chemical Thermodynamics. 2. Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Mechanisms. 3. Conservation Equations for Multicomponent Reacting Systems. 4. Detonation and Deflagration Waves of Premixed Gases. 5. Premixed Laminar Flames. 6. Gaseous Diffusion Flames and Combustion of a Single Liquid Fuel Droplet. Appendix A: Evaluation of Thermal and Transport Properties of Gases and Liquids . Appendix B: Constants and Conversion Factors Often Used in Combustion. Appendix C: Naming of Hydrocarbons and Properties of Hydrocarbon Fuels. Appendix D: Melting, Boiling, and Critical Temperatures of Elements. Appendix E: Periodic Table and Electronic Configurations of Neutral Atoms in Ground States. References. Author Index. Subject Index.