Introduces senior and first-year graduate engineering students to engineering applications of combustion of liquid, gaseous, and solid fuels, such as gasoline engines, suspension burning, and fluidized beds. Although emphasis is on technology, eight chapters deal with fundamental concepts necessary to understand the applications. While the text is not mathematically demanding, it does present discussions of advanced modeling methods to serve as motivation for additional graduate study, and a large amount of data and practical formulas are introduced for those interested in design practice. Includes 60 worked examples, chapter summaries, and 220 problems. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Combustion Engineering provides detailed coverage of the major combustion technologies and fuels. It introduces fundamental combustion concepts with a strong emphasis on their use in design. Numerous tables and appendixes featuring data and practical formulas further support this design emphasis. Fundamental concepts are discussed within the context of their application. The numerous applications include gasoline and diesel engines, gas and oil-fired furnaces, gas turbines, and fixed and fluidized beds. The text also features numerous problems and worked examples, as well as an accessible mathematical treatment. Qualitative discussion of advanced modeling methods is also included.
