Energy and Combustion Science

Energy and Combustion Science

Energy and Combustion Science

Energy and Combustion Science

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Energy and Combustion Science is a collection of papers that covers advancement in the field of energy and combustion science. The materials presented in the book are organized thematically into parts. The text first covers the issues, concerns, problems of the contemporary combustion technology. The subsequent parts of the book cover various areas in combustions science, namely, pollution, gas, oil, coal, and engines. Most of the articles in the book are concerned with the byproduct of fuel combustion. The text will be of great use to students, researchers, and practitioners of disciplines that deal with the energy and combustion technology.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781483182247
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Publication date: 10/22/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 334
File size: 17 MB
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Table of Contents

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FOREWORD

Introduction

Chapter 1: POLLUTION FORMATION AND DESTRUCTION IN FLAMES—INTRODUCTION

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PRINCIPAL POLLUTANTS

ANALYTICAL AND MODELLING TECHNIQUES IN TURBULENT COMBUSTION

THE INTRINSIC TURBULENT STRUCTURE

PRACTICAL COMBUSTION SYSTEMS

CONCLUDING REMARKS

Chapter 2: THE FIRST HALF-MILLION YEARS OF COMBUSTION RESEARCH AND TODAY’S BURNING PROBLEMS

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Pollution

Chapter 3: KINETICS OF POLLUTANT FORMATION AND DESTRUCTION IN COMBUSTION

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INTRODUCTION

NITROGEN OXIDES

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS

CARBON MONOXIDE

Chapter 4: MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF POLLUTANT FORMATION

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1 INTRODUCTION

2 MODELING OF CHEMICAL KINETICS

3 SIMPLE FLOW MODELS AND APPLICATIONS

4 DIRECT SOLUTION TECHNIQUES

Chapter 5: MIXING AND CHEMICAL REACTION IN CONTINUOUS COMBUSTION

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1 INTRODUCTION

2 MIXING CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS

3 A STOCHASTIC MODEL FOR STREAM MIXING

4 A STOCHASTIC MODEL FOR IDEAL AGE-MIXING

5 A GENERALIZED STOCHASTIC MODEL FOR COMBINED STREAM MIXING AND AGE MIXING

6 DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH

Acknowledgements

Gas

Chapter 6: COMBUSTION FUNDAMENTALS RELEVANT TO THE BURNING OF NATURAL GAS

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1 AVAILABILITY OF NATURAL GAS

2 PREDICTION OF COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS–INTERCHANGEABILITY OF GASES

3 BURNING VELOCITY

4 DIFFUSION FLAME STRUCTURE

5 THE LAMINAR AERATED FLAME

6 CATALYTIC COMBUSTION

7 TURBULENT FLAMES

8 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

9 IGNITION

Chapter 7: TURBULENT JET DIFFUSION FLAMES

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1 INTRODUCTION

2 BASIC THEORY AND FLAME STRUCTURE

3 SOLUTION FOR THE VELOCITY AND SCALAR FIELDS

4 PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTIONS

5 FORMATION OF NITRIC OXIDE

6 CONCLUDING REMARKS

Acknowledgements

Oil

Chapter 8: FUNDAMENTALS OF OIL COMBUSTION

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1 THE NATURE OF THE SPRAY COMBUSTION OF FUEL OIL

2 THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON THE RATE OF COMBUSTION OF SINGLE DROPLETS OF LIGHT FUEL OILS

3 THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON THE RATE OF COMBUSTION OF SINGLE DROPLETS OF HEAVY FUEL OILS

4 THE MECHANISM OF COMBUSTION OF DROPLETS AND SPRAYS OF FUEL OILS

5 THE MECHANISM OF FORMATION OF POLLUTANTS DURING THE COMBUSTION OF OIL SPRAYS

Chapter 9: CURRENT STATUS OF DROPLET AND LIQUID COMBUSTION

Abstract

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1 INTRODUCTION

2 SPRAY COMBUSTION SYSTEMS

3 FUEL ATOMIZATION

4 SPRAY COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS

5 DROPLET EVAPORATION

6 DROPLET COMBUSTION

7 MODELS OF SPRAY PROCESSES

8 CONCLUSIONS

Acknowledgement

Chapter 10: THE ATOMIZATION AND BURNING OF LIQUID FUEL SPRAYS

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1 INTRODUCTION

2 HIGH-SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY OF DROPLETS IN SPRAYS

3 AIR BLAST ATOMIZATION

4 IDEALIZED SPRAY FLAME

5 PHYSICAL MODEL OF SPRAY COMBUSTION IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE

6 AIR BLAST SPRAY FLAMES

7 PRESSURE JET, SWIRL ATOMIZED, HOLLOW CONE SPRAY FLAMES

8 SINGLE DROPLET COMBUSTION

9 VAPORIZATION OF DROPLETS IN GAS–AIR SYSTEMS

10 ATOMIZATION AND EVAPORATION OF FUEL SPRAYS IN DIESEL ENGINES

Coal

Chapter 11: PROPAGATION OF LAMINAR PULVERIZED COAL–AIR FLAMES

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1 INTRODUCTION

2 MEASUREMENTS

3 THEORY

4 SUMMARY

Acknowledgements

Engines

Chapter 12: POLLUTANT FORMATION AND CONTROL IN SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES

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1 INTRODUCTION

2 THE ENGINE COMBUSTION PROCESS

3 POLLUTANT FORMATION IN CONVENTIONAL SI ENGINES

4 EXHAUST REACTORS

5 TRADE-OFFS IN EMISSION CONTROL AND FUEL ECONOMY IN THE CONVENTIONAL ENGINE

6 WANKEL ENGINE EMISSIONS

6.1 NO Emissions

7 STRATIFIED CHARGE ENGINES

8 PARTICULATE EMISSIONS

9 CONCLUDING COMMENT

Chapter 13: TURBULENCE AND TURBULENT COMBUSTION IN SPARK-IGNITION ENGINES

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1 INTRODUCTION

2 DEFINITION OF TURBULENCE QUANTITIES

3 TURBULENT COMBUSTION AND FLAME PROPAGATION

4 SUMMARY

Acknowledgement

Chapter 14: ANALYSIS OF POLLUTANT FORMATION AND CONTROL AND FUEL ECONOMY IN DIESEL ENGINES

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I INTRODUCTION

II FUEL INJECTION

III AUTOIGNITION IN DIESEL ENGINES

IV DIRECT-INJECTION OR OPEN-CHAMBER DIESEL ENGINES

V THE M-SYSTEM

VI INDIRECT INJECTION OR PRECHAMBER ENGINES

VII NOISE

VIII ODOR

IX ALDEHYDES AND OTHER OXYGENATES

X MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR DIESEL ENGINES

XI EMISSION CONTROLS

XII COMPARISON BETWEEN THE DIESEL AND OTHER AUTOMOTIVE ENGINES

XIII CONCLUDING REMARKS

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