Combustion Physics [Paperback]

A graduate text on the fundamentals of chemically reacting flows for students of applied physics, aerospace, mechanical, and chemical engineering.This is a graduate-level text on the fundamentals of chemically reacting flows, intended for students of applied physics, chemistry, and aerospace, mechanical, and chemical engineering. It is also relevant to researchers in heat and power generation, burners and internal combustion engines, energy conservation, aero-propulsion, petroleum fuels and alternate fuels, pollution control, and fire and explosion hazards. Its distinguishing features are the comprehensive, rigorous, and yet approachable presentation, the strong interplay between theory, experiment and computation, and the emphasis on the dual importance of fluid mechanics and chemical kinetics that control combustion phenomena. It provides either a solid foundation for a graduate program in combustion, or starting points for research on new projects.This is a graduate-level text on the fundamentals of chemically reacting flows, intended for students of applied physics, chemistry, and aerospace, mechanical, and chemical engineering. It is also relevant to researchers in heat and power generation, burners and internal combustion engines, energy conservation, aero-propulsion, petroleum fuels and alternate fuels, pollution control, and fire and explosion hazards. Its distinguishing features are the comprehensive, rigorous, and yet approachable presentation, the strong interplay between theory, experiment and computation, and the emphasis on the dual importance of fluid mechanics and chemical kinetics that control combustion phenomena. It provides either a solid foundation for a graduate program in combustion, or starting points for research on new projects.In the past several decades, combustion has evolved from a scientific discipline that was largely empirical to one that is quantitative and predictive. These advances are characterized by the canonical formulatiolCH