Turbulent combustion / Norbert Peters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peters, Norbert, author.

Series:

Cambridge monographs on mechanics.

Cambridge monographs on mechanics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Combustion engineering.

Turbulence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 304 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The combustion of fossil fuels remains a key technology for the foreseeable future. It is therefore important that we understand the mechanisms of combustion and, in particular, the role of turbulence within this process. Combustion always takes place within a turbulent flow field for two reasons: turbulence increases the mixing process and enhances combustion, but at the same time combustion releases heat which generates flow instability through buoyancy, thus enhancing the transition to turbulence. The four chapters of this book present a thorough introduction to the field of turbulent combustion. After an overview of modeling approaches, the three remaining chapters consider the three distinct cases of premixed, non-premixed, and partially premixed combustion, respectively. This book will be of value to researchers and students of engineering and applied mathematics by demonstrating the current theories of turbulent combustion within a unified presentation of the field.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Turbulent combustion: The state of the art; 2 Premixed turbulent combustion; 3 Nonpremixed turbulent combustion; 4 Partially premixed turbulent combustion; Epilogue; Glossary; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-293) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-107-11795-X

1-280-42083-9

9786610420834

0-511-17390-3

0-511-15320-1

0-511-30339-4

0-511-61270-2

0-511-04863-7

OCLC:

56066895