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Combustion, Flames and Explosions of Gases.
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Academic Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 1961. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781483231556 |
| Summary: |
Combustion, Flames and Explosions of Gases. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781483258393 1483258394 |
| Index Number: | QD516 |
| CLC: | O643.2 |
| Contents: |
Front Cover; Combustion, Flames and Explosions of Gases; Copyright Page; PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION; PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION; Table of Contents; LIST OF PRINCIPAL SYMBOLS; PART I: CHEMISTRY AND KINETICS OF THE REACTIONS BETWEEN GASEOUS FUELS AND OXIDANTS; CHAPTER 1. THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS; 1. Elementary and Complex Reactions in Gases; 2. Some Fundamentals of Reaction Kinetics; 3. The Steady-State Reaction Rate. Branched-Chain and Thermal Explosion Limits; 4. Chain Initiation and Chain Breaking at the Wall; 5. Chain Initiation in the Volume and Chain Breaking at the Wall. CHAPTER 2. THE REACTION BETWEEN HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN1. The Thermal Reaction; 2. Sensitization and Inhibition of the Thermal Reaction by Additives; CHAPTER 3. THE REACTION BETWEEN CARBON MONOXIDE AND OXYGEN; 1. The Explosion Peninsula; 2. The Water-Catalyzed Reaction; 3. The Combined Hydrogen-Carbon Monoxide-Oxygen Reaction; 4. Sensitization and Inhibition by Additives; CHAPTER 4. THE REACTION BETWEEN HYDROCARBONS AND OXYGEN; 1. Methane and Formaldehyde; 2. Ethane, Acetaldehyde, Ethylene, and Acetylene; 3. Propane and Propylene; 4. Cool Flames and Two-Stage Ignition. 5. Discussion of Mechanism of Hydrocarbon Oxidation6. Engine Knock; PART II: FLAME PROPAGATION; CHAPTER 5. COMBUSTION WAVES IN LAMINAR FLOW; 1. Introduction; 2. The Adiabatic Plane Combustion Wave; 3. General Description of Heat Sink and Flow Effects; 4. Principle of Stabilization of Combustion Waves in Laminar Streams; 5. Quenching of Combustion Waves in Divergent Propagation; 6. Measurements of Limits of Flame Stabilization and Quenching; 7. Structure of Laminar Burner Flames; 8. Development of a Flame in a Laminar Flow Field from an Ignition Source; 9. Laminar Flame Propagation in Tubes. 10. Observations on Flames in Tubes Effect of Vibrations and Gravity; 11. Wrinkling and Disruption of Combustion Waves by Diffusional Stratification of Fuel-Oxidant Mixtures; 12. Limits of Inflammability; 13. Ignition by Electric Sparks; 14. Ignition by Other Sources; 15. Combustion Waves in Closed Vessels; 16. Determination of Burning Velocity; CHAPTER 6. COMBUSTION WAVES IN TURBULENT FLOW; 1. Description of Turbulent Burner Flames; 2. Concepts of Turbulent Flow; 3. Turbulent Burning Velocity; 4. Effect of Turbulence Spectrum and Turbulent Wrinkling on Combustion Wave Propagation. 5. Flame Stabilization in High-Velocity Flow by Pilot Flames6. Flame Stabilization by Bluff Bodies; 7. Ignition of High-Velocity Streams by Hot Solid Bodies; CHAPTER 7. AIR ENTRAINMENT AND BURNING OF JETS OF FUEL GASES; 1. Description of Jet Flames; 2. Theory of Laminar Jet Flames; 3. Theory of Turbulent Jet Flames; 4. Burners with Primary Air Entrainment; CHAPTER 8. DETONATION WAVES IN GASES; 1. Introductory Remarks; 2. Theory of Shock and Detonation Waves; 3. The Calculation of Detonation Velocity and Comparison with Experiment; 4. Measurements of Detonation Velocity. |